Diphenyl Ether → Dibenzofuran
Reaction equation
[C:1]1([O:7][C:8]2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=2)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1>[Zn](OC(C)=O)OC(C)=O.O.O>[CH:10]1[C:9]2[C:6]3[CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=[CH:2][C:1]=3[O:7][C:8]=2[CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
The procedure of Example 6 was followed except that 0.15 g. (0.7 m mols) of Zn(OAc)2.2H2O was used instead of the Pb(OAc)2. 3H2O. The analysis of the product showed that 22% of the diphenyl ether was converted producing 10 m mols of dibenzofuran (90% selectivity).
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-4ea888d0bade41d1b7c2562be435ef6f
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1984_12
- Patent number
- US04490550
Reaction notes
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