Allyl Chloride - Reactions and Uses

Reactions and Uses

The great majority of allyl chloride is converted to epichlorohydrin. Other commercially significant derivatives include allyl alcohol, allylamine, allyl isothiocyanate (synthetic mustard oil) and allylsilane.

In the laboratory, allyl chloride is a common alkylating agent, useful in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Illustrative of its reactivity include its cyanation to allyl cyanide (CH2=CHCH2CN), reductive coupling to give diallyl, oxidative addition to palladium to give allylpalladium chloride dimer, (C3H5)2Pd2Cl2, and dehydrohalogenation to cyclopropene.

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