Literature data regarding the hydrolysis of acetonechlorofo rm and similar compounds are scanty and contradictory: the formation of a-hydroxy-, a-chloro-isobutyric acid and methacrylic acidj2 eg, has been observed from acetonechlorof~ rm,~~* but most of the latter suffers undefined decomposition to acetone, carbon monoxide, phosgene and formic acid. 5 When acetonechloroform is treated with a solution of four moles of potassium hydroxide or ...
