
%0 Journal Article
%A Skingle, DC 
%A Stimson, VR 
%T The thermal decomposition of 2-chloroethanol
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1976/03/01
%V 29
%N 3
%P 609-615
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9760609
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9760609 
%X 2-Chloroethanol decomposes at 430-496º into acetaldehyde and hydrogen chloride with first-order rate given by:    k1 = 1012.8±1 exp(-229700 ± 4000/8.314T) s-l  The rate is slightly less than that for ethyl chloride. That acetaldehyde is the product shows that a 1-2 shift of hydrogen has taken place and this is indicative of a polar transition state.The acetaldehyde subsequently decomposes to methane and this decomposition is catalysed by the hydrogen chloride produced. 
