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HRID 1303Generated: October 26, 2026

Water → 4,4'-Difluorobenzophenone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant1,1'-Methylenebis[4-fluorobenzene]HCID 96094—
CatalystManganese dioxideHCID 14801—
Product4,4'-DifluorobenzophenoneHCID 958295%

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example 1 was used except that 20 g 4,4'-difluorodiphenylmethane, 30 g water, 31 g MnO2 and 50 g H2 SO4 were used. 20 g off-white solids, after toluene removal, afforded 95% pure 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone in a 90% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05723676
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-f59502531b224cbdb38244051ab9c738
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03