A SAFE AND EFFICIENT PROCEDURE TO PREPARE ALKYL AND ALKOXYALKYL CHLORIDES AND DICHLORIDES BY CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF THE CORRESPONDING ALKYL AND ALKOXYALKYL CHLOROFORMATES AND BISCHLOROFORMATES WITH HEXABUTYLGUANIDINIUM CHLORIDE

Small amounts of hexabutylguanidinium chloride (0.01 mol%) decomposes pure chloroformates or bischloroformates with different lengths of carbon chains by a semicontinuous process to diminish run-away risk, leading to chloride compounds with high yield and purity.