Hydroquinone → 4-Methoxyphenol

HRID 2417730Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2417730 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH:8]=[CH:7][C:5]([OH:6])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)[OH:2].[CH3:9]O>>[CH3:9][O:2][C:1]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][C:5]([OH:6])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 785HydroquinoneHCID 887Methanol

Product 1

HCID 90154-Methoxyphenol

Procedure

2.0 g of the catalyst prepared as in the preceding test are fed into the autoclave with 5.0 g of hydroquinone and 40 cm3 of methanol. The autoclave is kept at 105° C. for 4 hours under nitrogen. 0.25 g of hydroquinone monomethyl ether are obtained.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8f1acc8133dd473d9fe3a6665114cb57
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1984_09
Patent number
US04469897

Reaction notes

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