Epichlorohydrin → HCID 15580331, compound

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Reaction Steps

In a vessel fitted with a mechanical stirring device and a thermostatic device, 298 g 4-methyl pyrocatechol and 288 g epichlorhydrin are mixed then heated to 70°. A solution of 106 g sodium hydroxide in 800 ml water is then poured. The reaction is exothermic and the inner temperature increases up to about 80°-90°. The whole mixture is thereafter heated at 70° for 2,5 hours then poured into water. The resulting mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is separated, washed with dilute sodium hydroxide then with saline water until the washings are neutral.

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