Chloroethyl chloroformates (chemical formula: C3H4Cl2O2) are a pair of related chemical compounds. They can be used to form protecting groups and as N-dealkylating agents.[1]
^'A new reagent for the selective, high-yield N-dealkylation of tertiary amines: improved syntheses of naltrexone and nalbuphine' R. A. Olofson, Jonathan T. Martz, Jean Pierre Senet, Marc Piteau, Thierry Malfroot
J. Org. Chem., 1984, 49 (11), pp 2081–2082