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Usage

Uses

Used in the Production of Synthetic Resins and Lacquers:
3-phenoxypropylene di(acetate) is used as a solvent for its high solvency, which is crucial in the production process of synthetic resins and lacquers to ensure proper mixing and application of these materials.
Used in the Manufacturing of Plastics:
In the plastics industry, 3-phenoxypropylene di(acetate) serves as a solvent that aids in the manufacturing process, enhancing the plasticity and workability of plastic materials.
Used in Pharmaceutical Production:
3-phenoxypropylene di(acetate) is utilized as a solvent in pharmaceutical manufacturing, where its properties can be beneficial for dissolving active pharmaceutical ingredients or other components in the formulation of medications.
Used in Agricultural Product Manufacturing:
This chemical compound is also employed in the production of agricultural products, potentially as a solvent in the formulation of pesticides, herbicides, or other agrochemicals, leveraging its solvency to ensure even distribution of active ingredients.

InChI:InChI=1/C13H16O5/c1-10(14)16-8-13(18-11(2)15)9-17-12-6-4-3-5-7-12/h3-7,13H,8-9H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 538-43-2 3-phenoxy-1,2-propanediol 
• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 108-05-4 vinyl acetate 
• 122-60-1 Phenyl glycidyl ether 
• 1746-13-0 allyl phenyl ether 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 63715-95-7 1-O-acetyl-3-(phenoxy)propane-1,2-diol 
• 75-05-8 acetonitrile 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Diol-Ritter Reaction: Regio- And Stereoselective Synthesis of Protected Vicinal Aminoalcohols and Mechanistic Aspects of Diol Monoester Disproportionation

The well-known epoxide-Ritter reaction generally affords oxazolines with poor to average regioselectivity. Herein, a mechanism-based study of the less known diol-Ritter reaction has provided a highly regioselective procedure for the synthesis of 1-vic-amido-2-esters from either terminal epoxides or 1,2-diols via Lewis acid-catalyzed monoesterification. When treated with a stoichiometric Lewis acid catalyst (BF3), these diol monoesters form dioxonium cation intermediates that are ring-opened with nitrile nucleophiles to form nitrilium intermediates, which undergo rapid and irreversible hydration to give the desired amidoesters. Diester byproduct formation is irreversible and appears to occur through disproportionation of diol monoester. With chiral epoxide starting materials, the formation of amidoester occurs with retention of configuration and no apparent erosion of optical purity as determined by single-crystal X-ray analyses and chiral chromatography, respectively. The direct access to chiral vic-amidoesters is especially practical with regard to the synthesis of antibacterial oxazolidinone analogues of the Zyvox antimicrobial family.

Efficient and regioselective ring-opening of epoxides with carboxylic acid catalyzed by graphite oxide

An efficient, simple and regioselective ring-opening reaction of epoxides with various carboxylic acids under metal-free conditions is reported. The ring-opening of epoxides takes place in the presence of graphite oxide as an efficient and available catalyst to produce the corresponding 2-hydroxy monoester and 1,2-diester derivatives in good yields. Regioselective attack of the nucleo-phile, short reaction times, metal-free conditions and reusability of catalyst are among the advantages of the present protocol.

Heterogeneous acidic and eco-friendly reagents for mild and convenient conversion of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates

A highly regioselective ring-opening of epoxides with acetic anhydride in the presence of hydrated disodium hydrogen phosphate and sodium hydrogen sulfate as efficient and eco-friendly reagents is described. The reactions are clean and lead to 1,2-diacetates in high to excellent yields.

A highly efficient protocol for regioselective ring-opening of epoxides with alcohols, water, acetic acid, and acetic anhydride catalyzed by SbF3

SbF3as an efficient catalyst has been used for regioselective alcoholysis, acetolysis and hydrolysis of epoxides to the corresponding β-alkoxy, β-acetoxy alcohols, and 1,2-diols in high to excellent yields. This study also represents a convenient synthesis of vic-diacetates from ring-opening of epoxides with acetic anhydride.

Aerobic palladium-catalyzed dioxygenation of alkenes enabled by catalytic nitrite

Catalytic nitrite was found to enable carbon-oxygen bond-forming reductive elimination from unstable alkyl palladium intermediates, providing dioxygenated products from alkenes. Avariety of functional groups were tolerated, and high yields (up to 94%) were observed with many substrates, also for a multigram-scale reaction. Nitrogen dioxide, which could form from nitrite under the reaction conditions, was demonstrated to be a potential intermediate in the catalytic cycle. Furthermore, the reductive elimination event was probed with 18O-labeling experiments, which demonstrated that both oxygen atoms in the difunctionalized products were derived from one molecule of acetic acid.

Direct transformation of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates with Ac2O/B(OH)3 system

Direct transformation of different kinds of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates was carried out easily and efficiently with Ac2O/B(OH)3 system. All reactions were carried out under reflux conditions within 2 h to afford 1,2-diacetates in high yields.

A biocatalytic approach for regioselective monoacetylation of 3-aryloxy-1,2-propanediols by porcine pancreatic lipase

Among the various lipases screened for the regioselective monoacetylation of 3-aryloxy-1,2-propanediols, porcine pancreatic lipase was found to afford a higher yield. The selectivity for the monoacetylation process was maximized by using different organic solvents and diisopropyl ether gave the highest conversion to monoacetylated product (ca. 98%). The optimized reaction afforded excellent yields of the monoacetylated product with regioselectivity at the terminal hydroxyl group in the presence of various aryl substituents in the starting material. Springer-Verlag 2011.

One-pot catalytic conversion of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates with hydride transferring agents in acetic anhydride

Direct transformation of structurally different epoxides to the corresponding 1,2-diacetates was studied with catalytic amounts of NaBH 4, LiAlH4, CaH2, and NaH. The reactions were carried out in refluxing acetic anhydride within 1.5-2.5h to give vic-diacetates in good to excellent yields. Conversion of R-(+)-styrene oxide to S-(+)-1,2-diacetoxy-1-phenylethane was carried out with good yield and stereospecificity with the NaBH4/Ac2O system at 0°C.

Investigation of the catalytic activity of an electron-deficient vanadium(IV) tetraphenylporphyrin: A new, highly efficient and reusable catalyst for ring-opening of epoxides

In this work, the catalytic activity of high-valent tetraphenylporphyrinatovanadium(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate, [V IV(TPP)(OTf)2], in the nucleophilic ring-opening of epoxides is reported. This new V(IV) catalyst was used as an efficient catalyst for alcoholysis with primary (methanol, ethanol and n-propanol), secondary (iso-propanol) and tertiary alcohols (tert-butanol), hydrolysis and acetolysis of epoxides with acetic acid and also for the conversion of epoxides to 1,2-diacetates with acetic anhydride, conversion of epoxides to thiiranes with ammonium thiocyanate and thiourea, and for conversion of epoxides to acetonides with acetone. The catalyst was reused several times without loss of its activity.

A green protocol for catalytic conversion of epoxides to 1,2-diacetoxy esters with phosphomolybdic acid alone or its supported on silica gel

Catalytic conversion of structurally different epoxides to the corresponding 1,2-diacetoxy esters was carried out readily with phosphomolybdic acid alone or its supported on SiO2. The reactions were carried out under solvolytic or solvent free conditions within 5-15 min at room temperature. The product 1,2-diacetates were obtained in high to excellent yields. Supporting of phosphomolybdic acid on SiO2 showed the better catalytic activity than Al2O3. Conversion of optically pure R-(+)-styrene oxide to S-(+)-1,2-diacetoxy-1-phenylethane was carried with phosphomolybdic acid in high yield and stereospecificity.