Notes J. Org. Chem., Vol. 43, No. 4, 1978 753 the process was not practical because of difficulties in isolating pure the volatile (C3H&OCH2) 2Hg. Volatility problems also hampered the isolation of VOC-C1 from treatment of (HCOCH&Hg with phosgene. From preliminary tests involving 4, it is already apparent that enol chloroformates from ketones could have substantial impact as synthetic reagent~.~ J~ However, for some of the ...
