P-Cresol → 1,3-Di(4-methylphenoxy)propane

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Operation was carried out in the same manner as in Example 2, using 1,3-propylene dichloride (108 g, 0.96 mol), p-cresol (205 g, 1.90 mol), water (35 ml) and a 49% aqueous solution of NaOH (106 g, 1.30 mol; a first dropwise addition) and further 79 g, 0.97 mol (a second dropwise addition), to obtain 1,3-di(4-methylphenoxy)propane in the form of white plate crystals (178 g). Yield: 73.2% based on p-cresol. M.P.: 93.5° C. Purity: 99.6%.

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