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Glycerol monochlorohydrin (GMC)

Glycerol monochlorohydrin (GMC) [1,2]

Epichlorohydrin is the base of the synthesis of glycerol monochlorohydrin (1-chloro-2,3-propanediol), used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and glycidol .


Using selective catalysts [1,2] its possible to produce glycerol monochlorohydrin by glycerol chlorination using gaseous hydrchloridric acid, symplifing the process.


1- PCT Int. Appl. (2008) WO 2008132770 A1 20081106
2- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2010), 49(3), 964-970