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Ethylene carbonate (89.9 g, 1.02 mole), phenol (94.1 g, 1.0 mole) and potassium fluoride (1 g, 0.5 percent of total reactant weight) were placed in a 500 ml round-bottomed flask equipped with a condenser and gas bubbler. A magnetic stirrer provided agitation. The mixture was heated to 160° C.±2° C. in an oil bath. After 2.5 hours the reaction vessel was removed from the oil bath, cooled and the contents removed. Purification of the product by distillation gave 137 g of 2-phenoxyethanol (99 percent conversion based on phenol limiting reagent).

1. customequipped with a condenser
2. customA magnetic stirrer provided agitation
3. temperatureThe mixture was heated to 160° C.±2° C. in an oil bath
4. customAfter 2.5 hours the reaction vessel was removed from the oil bath
5. temperaturecooled
6. customthe contents removed
7. customPurification of the product
8. distillationby distillation