“…2-Chloromethylacrylic acid ethyl ester ( 2 g ) was prepared according to procedures described in refs d,e: 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 250 MHz) δ 1.32 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3 H), 4.26 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2 H), 4.29 (dd, J = 0.4 Hz, J = 1.2 Hz, 2 H), 5.96 (m, 1H), 6.38 (m, 1 H); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 , 63 MHz) δ 14.1 (CH 3 ), 42.6 (CH 2 ), 61.2 (CH 2 ), 128.4 (CH 2 ), 137.1 (C q ), 165.0 (C q ); GC-MS (EI) m / z (%) 150 (1) [ 37 Cl − M + ], 148 (4) [ 35 Cl − M + ], 122 (29), 120 (86), 113 (62), 105 (34), 103 (100), 95 (18), 85 (25), 75 (35).…”