1550 JD PARK, DK VAIL, KR LEA AND JR LACHER Vol. 70 methyl difluoroacetate, and 24 g. of dimethyl difluoro-fluoropentane and the latter subjected to chlorina-malonate (Anal- Calcd.: F, 22.6. Found: F, 22-51, tion, The directing effect of &e CF2 group upon a 67% yield. A solution of 2 g. of this ester in 8 g. of ethyl ether'was treated at 0” with anhydrous ammonia. the first two chlorine atoms entering the Organic White crystals formed at once, and 1.6 g. ...