Abstract Recently1 we described a convenient synthesis of 1-aryl-2, 2-dichloro-1-alkanones 1 by a reaction sequence involving conversion of the parent alkylarylketones into the corresponding N-cyclohexylketimines, followed by chlorination with N-chlorosuccinimide in carbon tetrachloride to afford N-cyclo-hexyl α, α-dichloroketimines, the latter compounds being hydrolyzed in acidic medium to yield the title compounds 1. The relative ...
