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HRID 1074567Generated: October 31, 2026

Water → 4-(p-Allyloxyphenyl)-2-butanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantAllyl bromideHCID 7841—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant4-(4'-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanoneHCID 21648—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-(p-Allyloxyphenyl)-2-butanoneHCID 24708775—

Reaction Steps

p-Hydroxy benzylacetone (1.5 g.), KOH (6 g.) and allyl bromide (1.2 g.) were stirred in ethanol (50 ml) overnight. Water was added and the mixture extracted with ether, which was evaporated to give the compound (1.6 g.) as an oil purified by column chromatography.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04393079
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_07
ORD IDord-f485d3eb0389473c9447579dbc766b96
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_07