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HRID 1760090Generated: October 25, 2026

Water → 1,2-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyne

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantDiisopropylamineHCID 7912—
Reactant4-IodoanisoleHCID 69676—
Reactant1-Ethynyl-4-methoxybenzeneHCID 251020—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
CatalystHCID 178418476HCID 178418476—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product1,2-Bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyneHCID 61723495%

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 4-ethynylanisole (700 mg, 5.30 mmol), 4-iodoanisole (1.30 g, 5.55 mmol), (PPh3)2PdCl2 (74.4 mg, 0.106 mmol), and CuI (10.1 mg, 0.053 mmol) in THF (7 ml), diisopropyl amine (1.13 g, 11.1 mmol) was added dropwise under ice cooling under argon atmosphere. After stirring at room temperature for 1 h, water was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water then saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate=15/1) to give bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyne (95%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06838574B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_01
ORD IDord-8e354f6f47b9491e8ee9038da2c0a51a
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_01