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Preparation of 4-hydroxy-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one under phase transfer catalysis conditions

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4-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one has been prepared in 70% yield from 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane with alkali metal hydrogen carbonates under phase transfer catalysis conditions. Onium halides exhibit higher catalytic activity compared with that of tertiary amines or 18-crown-6.

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  1. Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Krasimir S. Kossev & Kolio D. Troev

  2. Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Neli S. Koseva

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Kossev, K.S., Koseva, N.S. & Troev, K.D. Preparation of 4-hydroxy-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one under phase transfer catalysis conditions. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters 79, 11–18 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024191130205

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