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HRID 1154725Generated: October 30, 2026

Diphenyl Ether → Dibenzofuran

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiphenyl EtherHCID 7583—
CatalystHCID 178476752HCID 178476752—
ProductDibenzofuranHCID 56890%

Reaction Steps

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).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04490550
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_12
ORD IDord-4ea888d0bade41d1b7c2562be435ef6f
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_12