Abstract
Chlorohydrins are best described as aliphatic compounds having chloro and hydroxyl substituents on adjacent carbon atoms. These compounds are most commonly manufactured by the reaction of an alkene with chlorine and water though many other methods of preparation are known. The most useful reaction of chlorohydrins is dehydrochlorination to form oxirane compounds. Propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin are produced on an industrial scale via chlorohydrin intermediates.
Keywords: Chlorohydrins; Ethylene chlorohydrin; Propylene chlorohydrin; Mustard gas; Glycerol monochlorohydrins; Epoxides; Hypochlorination; Azeotropes; Allyl alcohol