The alkaline dehydrochlorination of some naphthalene tetrachlorides and related compounds

Abstract

The rates and products of alkaline dehydrochlorination of the four known naphthalene tetrachlorides have been investigated, one for the first time and the others in more detail than has previously been recorded. The results are compared with those reported for the benzene tetrachlorides; they throw light on the accessibility of the various possible modes of elimination in chloro-substituted cyclohexenes and derived systems.