REACTIONS OF ORGANIC-ANIONS .89. REACTIONS OF CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE WITH CARBON ACIDS IN CATALYTIC 2-PHASE SYSTEM

Phenylacetonitrile, its α-substituted derivatives, fluorene, and trichloroethylene react with carbon tetrachloride in the presence of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide and triethylbenzylammonium chloride as catalyst to form chloro derivatives. The fate of these derivatives depends on the structure of the carbon acid. Carbanions of some of the chloro compounds formed in situ were trapped by suitable electrophiles to give derivatives of glycidic nitrile or dicyanocyclopropane. © 1979, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.