A. Goosen, C. Mccleland
1975
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Journal of The Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Abstract
2-Phenoxyethanol reacts with mercuric oxide and iodine in the dark to give 2-(p-iodophenoxy)ethanol and this product on irradiation in the presence of the mercuric oxide–iodine reagent gives mainly the ethylene acetal of p-benzoquinone; in contrast irradiation of 2-phenoxyethanol with the mercuric oxide–iodine reagent gave, in addition to the acetal, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]dioxin and p-benzoquinone as well as starting material.