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Allyl alcohol can be converted into epichlorohydrin in a two step process. First chlorine is added to the alkene double bond and then a base catalysed internal nucleophilic substitution gives epichlorohydrin.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

2
  +  
2
Cl2
  +  
Ca(OH)2
         
2
  +  
CaCl2
  +  
2
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Allyl alcohol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Calcium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Epichlorohydrin     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Calcium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Substitution: Nucleophilic Internal

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