Prepn of dl-form: B"ohme, Ber. 71, 2372 (1938), D. Y. Curtin, S. M. Gerber, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 74, 4052 (1952); of d(-)-form: B"ohme, loc. cit.; of l(+)-form: W. G. Young, F. F. Caserio, Jr., J. Org. Chem. 26, 245 (1961). Absolute configuration: Young, Caserio, loc. cit. Equilibrium constant for isomerization to 1-chloro-2-butene, q.v.: D. C. Dittmer, A. F. Marcantonio, J. Org. Chem. 29, 3473 (1964).