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Dichloromethyl methyl ether
Dichloromethyl
methyl ether
is an
organic compound
that
belongs to
the
class
of
ethers
with a dichloromethyl group and a
methyl group
. It can be
synthesized
from
methyl formate
and a
mixture
of
phosphorus pentachloride
and
phosphorus oxychloride
or by
chlorination
of
chlorodimethyl ether
.
The compound
is used in the
formylation
of
aromatic compounds
and as a chlorination
agent
in the
formation
of
acid chlorides
.
