Abstract: Dichlorine heptoxide in carbon tetrachloride is a general reagent for converting alcohols to alkyl perchlorates. Simple primary alcohols, as well as ethylene glycol, 1, 4- butanediol, 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanoI, 2, 2-dinitropropanol, 2-fluoro-2, 2-dinitroethanol, 2-(2- fluoro-2, 2-dinitroethoxy) ethanol, allyl alcohol, and propargyl alcohol gave corresponding unrearranged perchlorates. 2-Propanol gave isopropyl perchlorate. 2-Hexanol and 3- ...
