The decomposition of allyloxychlorocarbene in hydrocarbon solvents leads via homolysis to allyl and COCI radicals, which recombine to 3-butenoyl chloride or (after scission of (COCI)-C-center dot to CO and Cl-center dot) to allyl chloride. Labeling experiments show that both products are formed in part with allylic rearrangement.
The decomposition of allyloxychlorocarbene in hydrocarbon solvents leads via homolysis to allyl and COCI radicals, which recombine to 3-butenoyl chloride or (after scission of (COCI)-C-center dot to CO and Cl-center dot) to allyl chloride. Labeling experiments show that both products are formed in part with allylic rearrangement.