CaF2 catalyzed SN2 type chlorodehydroxylation of chiral secondary alcohols with thionyl chloride: a practical and convenient approach for the preparation of optically active chloroalkanes
A CaF2 catalyzed chlorodehydroxylation of chiral secondary alcohols with thionyl chloride has been developed. The chlorination reaction is effective for a wide range of alcohols, generating the corresponding chloroalkanes in good yield with high optical purity with inversion of the original configuration of the alcohol.