Ethyl hypochlorite can be formed by passing chlorine into a solution of water, ethyl alcohol, a limited quantity of sodium hydroxide. Methyl
hypochlorite is a dangerously sensitive explosive.
Journal of the Chemical Society, Volume 50, p607
Ethyl hypochlorite reacts with sulfur dioxide to form ethyl chlorosulfonate, CH3-CH2-O-SO2Cl,
This could potentially be useful as a reactive alkylating agent, like dimethyl sulfate, though I am not sure if it is as hazardously toxic.
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