| abstract |
The present invention relates to the use of an allylchloride of the general formula ##STR1## n wherein R is a C 1 -C 12 alkyl group or a C 2 -C 12 alkenyl group, which groups may be substituted with one or more substitutents selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, halogen, unsubstituted phenyl and substituted phenyl; a (trihydrocarbyl)silyl group; a (dihydrocarbyl) (hydrocarbyloxy)silyl group; or a dihydropyran-2-yl group, a tetrahydropyran-2-yl group, a dihydrofur-2-yl group or a tetrahydrofur-2-yl group, which groups may be substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl; n for preparing an aldehyde compound via an intermediate alcohol compound. n The invention further relates to a new allylchloride. |