title: Chlorotrimethylsilane: a suitable reagent for the synthesis of chlorohydrin esters.
abstract: A new methodology for obtaining chlorohydrin esters using a one-pot esterification-chlorination reaction, in which one of the reagents, chlorotrimethylsilane, acts as solvent, is described. The reaction is stereospecific and its regioselectivity depends on the number of carbons between the hydroxyl groups present in the starting material. A mechanism is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department and Centre UdL-IRTA, Universitat de Lleida, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eras
authors.forename: Jonh Jairo
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balcells
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Canela