It is employed as pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediate. It is used as an alkylation agent for mercaptans and other sulfur containing compounds.
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Applications
It is employed as pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediate. It is used as an alkylation agent for mercaptans and other sulfur containing compounds.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Store away from oxidizing agents and strong bases. Keep the container tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
RUO – Research Use Only
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Reaction of ɑ-halo alkanoic acids with a dialkyl phosphite in the presence of NaH, followed by treatment of the resulting phosphonoacetate salt with an aldehyde (or cycloalkanone) provides a convenient one-pot alternative to the Knoevenagel or Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions for the synthesis of a variety of substituted acrylic acids: J. Org. Chem., 46, 2514 (1981):
For a simplified variant of the reaction, applicable to the synthesis of ɑ-unsubstituted cinnamic acids, see Chloroacetic acid, A11482.