Sodium Hydroxide → 4,4'-Bis(hydroxymethyl)biphenyl

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Reaktionsschritte

0.1 moles 4,4'bis(acetoxymethyl)biphenyl (prepared by method C above), 0.4 mole sodium hydroxide as 23 percent aqueous solution and 50 mls ethanol were refluxed for 3 hours with stirring. The reaction mixture was filtered and the precipitate washed with water and dried to yield 0.08 moles product=80 percent of theory. m.p. 195°-97° C.

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