4837-15-4

Basic information

• Product Name: 1-(difluoromethoxy)-3-methylbenzene
• Synonyms: 1-(difluoromethoxy)-3-methylbenzene
• CAS NO: 4837-15-4
• Molecular Weight: 158.148
• Mol File: 4837-15-4.mol
• Article Data: 8

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 1-(difluoromethoxy)-3-methylbenzene(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 1-(difluoromethoxy)-3-methylbenzene(4837-15-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 1-(difluoromethoxy)-3-methylbenzene(4837-15-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 4837-15-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 75-45-6 Chlorodifluoromethane 
• 108-39-4 3-methyl-phenol 
• 33104-39-1 Dichlormethyl-m-tolylaether 
• 1864-96-6 3-methylphenyl formate 
• 65094-22-6 diethyl (bromodifluoromethyl)phosphonate 
• 108-88-3 toluene 

Downstream Products

• 76903-91-8 3-(difluoromethoxy)benzoyl chloride 
• 4837-19-8 (3-difluoromethoxy)benzoic acid 

Relevant articles and documents

Redox-Neutral TEMPO Catalysis: Direct Radical (Hetero)Aryl C?H Di- and Trifluoromethoxylation

Applications of TEMPO. catalysis for the development of redox-neutral transformations are rare. Reported here is the first TEMPO.-catalyzed, redox-neutral C?H di- and trifluoromethoxylation of (hetero)arenes. The reaction exhibits a broad substrate scope, has high functional-group tolerance, and can be employed for the late-stage functionalization of complex druglike molecules. Kinetic measurements, isolation and resubjection of catalytic intermediates, UV/Vis studies, and DFT calculations support the proposed oxidative TEMPO./TEMPO+ redox catalytic cycle. Mechanistic studies also suggest that Li2CO3 plays an important role in preventing catalyst deactivation. These findings will provide new insights into the design and development of novel reactions through redox-neutral TEMPO. catalysis.

DIFLUOROMETHOXYLATION AND TRIFLUOROMETHOXYLATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING SAME

The present invention provides a compound having the structure (I), a processing of making the compound; and a process of using the compound as a reagent for the difluoromethoxylation and trifluoromethoxylation of arenes or heteroarenes.

Three step procedure for the preparation of aromatic and aliphatic difluoromethyl ethers from phenols and alcohols using a chlorine/fluorine exchange methodology

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.