Diphenyl Ether → Dibenzofuran

HRID 1154725Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1154725 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]=1

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 7583Diphenyl Ether

Product 1

HCID 568DibenzofuranYield 90%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 178476752HCID 178476752, compoundCatalyst

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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