Phenol → Diglycidyl ether

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of the starting phenol derivative (3.12 g) of the following formula: ##STR31## the same R-(-)-epichlorohydrin (4.627 g) as used in Preparation 2, 50 wt. % aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.88 g) and dimethylformamide (30 ml) is heated with stirring at 60° C. for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled and distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The product is purified by silica gel chromatography to give S isomer of glycidyl ether (2.96 g) of the following formula: ##STR32##

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