Action of chlorine on a 2-substituted benzotriazole
Abstract
Chlorine gas reacts with 2-(2-acetoxy-5-methylphenyl)benzotriazole in the presence of anhydrous sodium carbonate to form novel addition derivatives of the benzotriazol-2-yl nucleus, namely configurational isomers of 2-(2-acetoxy-5-methylphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzotriazole and 2-(2-acetoxy-5-chloromethylphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzotriazole.