THE FE(CO)5 INITIATED REDUCTION OF POLYCHLOROALKANES OF THE CCL3CH2CHXY TYPE

1. Compounds CCl3CH2CH2Cl (I), CCl3CH2CHClCH3 (II), and CCl3CH2CH2CH3 (III) were reduced by the Fe(CO)5-i-C3H7OH system. Under the given conditions, the rearrangement of the CCl2CH2CXY radicals with 1,3-migratio of the hydrogen atom does not take place. 2. The reduction of CCl3CH2CHClCH3 and CCl3CH2CH2CH3 by the Fe(CO)5-i-C3H7OH system leads to the formation of CHCl2CH2CHClCH3 and CHCl2CH2CH2CH3 as the main reaction products, and is accompanied by the recombination of the CCl2CH2CHXY radicals with dechlorination. In the ease of CCl3CH2CHClCH3, compounds CHCl2CH2CHClCH3 and CH3CHClCH2CCl=CClCH2CHClCH3 are the main reaction products. © 1980 Plenum Publishing Corporation.