Acetone → 1,5-bis[4-(2,3-epoxypropyloxy)phenyl]penta-1,4-dien-3-one

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p-Glycidyloxybenzaldehyde (80 g; prepared according to Method B) in acetone (13 g) and ethanol (80 g) was added over 1 hour to a stirred solution of sodium hydroxide (9 g) in a mixture of water (90 g) and ethanol (80 g), keeping the temperature at 25° to 30° C. On complete addition the mixture was stirred at 25° to 30° C. for a further hour, then filtered. The residue was dissolved in epichlorohydrin (400 ml), washed at 60° C. with 5% aqueous sodium hydrogen sulfate (100 ml), then with water (200 ml). The solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 1,5-bis(p-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one. The yield was 58 g (68% of theoretical yield) and the product had an epoxide content of 4.5 equivalents/kg (theoretical value 5.29 equivalents/kg). On recrystallisation from ethanol the epoxide content of the product was 5.18 equivalents/kg. This product was shown to be identical with an authentic sample of 1,5-bis(p-glycidyloxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one by gel permeation chromatography and by NMR, UV, and IR spectral analysis.

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