F. Ghelfi et al., REGIOSPECIFIC CONVERSION OF ALPHA,BETA-EPOXY ACETATES TO 3-CHLORO-2-HYDROXY ACETATES, Gazzetta chimica italiana, 125(5), 1995, pp. 215-217
3-chloro-2-hydroxy acetates are easily obtained by treating alpha,beta
-epoxy acetates with chlorotrimethylsilane-dimethyl sulphoxide in acet
onitrile.