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HRID 580690Generated: October 30, 2026

Phenol → 1-Phenoxy-2,3-epoxybutane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
Reactant2-(1-Bromoethyl)oxiraneHCID 12211101—
Reactant2-(Bromomethyl)-3-methyloxiraneHCID 12741628—
Product1-Phenoxy-2,3-epoxybutaneHCID 20134563—
Product3-Phenoxy-1,2-epoxybutaneHCID 22465348—

Reaction Steps

Rowton et al., J. Org. Chem. 23 1057 (1958) discloses the reaction of phenol with 1-bromo-2,3-epoxybutane and 3-bromo-1,2-epoxybutane to yield 3-phenoxy-1,2-epoxybutane and 1-phenoxy-2,3-epoxybutane, respectively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04754076
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_06
ORD IDord-2f45d4521d2948a8820ace0349d9b597
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_06