1195-43-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Three step procedure for the preparation of aromatic and aliphatic difluoromethyl ethers from phenols and alcohols using a chlorine/fluorine exchange methodology
Dolbier Jr., William R.,Wang, Fei,Tang, Xiaojun,Thomoson, Charles S.,Wang, Linhua
, p. 72 - 76 (2014/03/21)
Difluoromethyl ethers are prepared from phenols in three steps via their respective formate ester derivatives. The formates are first converted to dichloromethyl ethers by treatment with PCl5. These ethers are then induced to undergo chlorine/fluorine exchange to form the respective difluoromethyl ethers. The chlorine/fluorine exchange is carried out by either a room temperature, solvolytic process using THF-5HF or Et3N-3HF as exchange medium, where HF is the ultimate source of fluorine, or by a direct displacement process in sulfolane at 125 C, where KF is the source of fluorine. By one or another of these processes, virtually all phenols, electron-rich and electron-poor, can be converted to their respective difluoromethyl ethers in good yields. Aliphatic alcohols are also able to be converted to their difluoromethyl ether derivatives using the Et3N-3HF exchange medium.
Formation of Dichloromethyl Phenyl Ethers as Major Products in Photo-Reimer-Tiemann Reaction without Base
Jimenez, M. Consuelo,Miranda, Miguel A.,Tormos, Rosa
, p. 5825 - 5830 (2007/10/02)
Photolysis of phenols 1a-d in chloroform or carbon tetrachloride afforded the corresponding di- or trichloromethyl phenyl ethers (2a-d or 6a-d, respectively).In chloroform, hydroxybenzaldehydes 4a-d or 5 and phenyl formates 3a-d were obtained as minor photoproducts.In carbon tetrachloride, traces of salicyloyl chloride (7), phenyl salicylate (8) and phenyl p-hydroxybenzoate (9) were detected starting from the parent phenol (1a).The obtained results agree with the involvement of an electron transfer mechanism.
