G. Rokicki, J. Pawlicki, W. Kuran
1985
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Journal Fur Praktische Chemie-chemiker-zeitung
Abstract
Reaction of 4-chloromethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2one (1) with phenol in the presence of potassium carbonate was studied and found to yield 4-phenoxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2one (2) and 3-phenoxypropan-1,2-diol (3). The latter compound 3 was also found to be formed as the main product in the reaction of 1, phenol and sodium hydroxide at a temperature higher than 90°C. The effect of various factors on the reaction course and the yield of 2 and 3 was examined. It was found that the reaction studied can be extended to those of difunctional phenols such as 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane producing the corresponding tetrahydroxyderivative – 2,2-bis-[4-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)phenyl]propane.