Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.79, No.1, 11-18, 2003
Preparation of 4-hydroxy-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one under phase transfer catalysis conditions
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.