1,1-Bis(chloromethyl)ethylene is the organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH2Cl)2.
It is a colorless liquid.
Featuring two allylic chloride substituents, it is dialkylating agent.
It is prepared from pentaerythritol via a multistep procedure, beginning with the partial chlorination.
[2][3] The compound reacts with diiron nonacarbonyl to give the complex of trimethylenemethane Fe(η4-C(CH2)3)(CO)3.