Synlett 2005(13): 2115-2116  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872237
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Trichloroisocyanuric Acid (TCCA)

José C. Barros*
LAB 641 - Centro de Tecnologia - Bloco A - Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, C.P. 68563, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21945-970, Brazil
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Publication Date:
20 July 2005 (online)

Introduction

Trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA) is a stable and inexpensive industrial chemical usually used as bleaching agent and bactericide.

It has found applications in organic chemistry as a ­chlorinating agent or oxidant, [1] allowing thioacetalization of carbonyl compounds, conversion of alcohols to halides, carboxylic acids to acid chlorides, alkenes to chloroethers, N-nitrosation of N,N-dialkylamines, selective mono­nitration of phenols, oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds, aldehydes to methyl esters, aldoximes to ­nitrile oxides, thiols to disulfides, selenols to diselenides, and sulfides to sulfoxides.