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Richard F Stockel

Sol J Barer

Michael Marchwinski

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein Y is chlorinated alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein R is C.sub.n H.sub.2n or R.sub.2 C.sub.n H.sub.2n-1 wherein n is an integer of 1 to 11 and R.sub.2 is aralkyl or carboxyalky; and wherein R' is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkaryl or aryl; have fungicidal activity. The compounds can be used in the free acid or salt form.

Halogenated acylamino acids as fungicides

3,3-Bis (chloromethyl) oxetane is prepared by a method which comprises reacting N,N-dimethyl formamide with thionyl chloride to produce Vilsmeier reagent, followed by the reaction of the Vilsmeier reagent with pentaerythritol to produce pentaerythritol monochlorohydrin. The pentaerythritol monochlorohydrin is then reacted with thionyl chloride to produce pentaerythritol trichlorohydrin, followed by the reaction of pentaerythritol trichlorohydrin with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide to 3,3-bis (chloromethyl) oxetane.

Method of preparing 3,3-Bis (chloromethyl) oxetane

N-chloro nitrogen-containing carboxylic acids have been found to be useful as microbiocides in topical treatment of the skin and mucous membranes.

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