UnintentionalChaos
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methylene ether?
Has anyone come across an even somewhat simple method of producing a methylene ether of catcheol on a lab scale? I imagine that most preparations
would require something quite nasty like working with phosgene, followed by reduction, but can't seem to find much on the subject.
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PainKilla
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http://www.google.com/search?q=catechol+methylenation
Edit: UTFSE.
[Edited on 5-5-2007 by PainKilla]
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UnintentionalChaos
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Of course without the word catechol in there, nothing shows up...I did a bunch of searches on methylene ether and the like and nothing useful turned
up...Now I feel stupid. *we don't have a smacks head with brick emoticom*
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IIRC dibromoethane (methylene bromide) or diiodomethane (methylene iodide) are the classical reagents for this purpose. Doubtless there have been
improvements.
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