1-Chloro-3-(2′-ethoxyethoxy)-propane was prepared from 3-chloro-propanol and ethoxy-ethene with dichloroacetic acid as the catalyst and a yield of 96.2%.3-(2′-Ethoxyethoxy)propyl lithium was(then) synthesised from 1-chloro-3-(2′-ethoxyethoxy)-propane and lithium-sodium alloy in a high yield(86%) in a high vacuum reactor.It can be used as an anion polymerization initiator.
