Synthetic Communications

An efficient, facile, and fast synthesis of 4-alkoxy-4′-hydroxybiphenyls

B Orzeszko, D Melon-Ksyta…

Index: Orzeszko, Barbara; Melon-Ksyta, Dorota; Orzeszko, Andrzej Synthetic Communications, 2002 , vol. 32, # 22 p. 3425 - 3429

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A simple, fast and efficient method of synthesis of 4-alkoxy-4′- hydroxybiphenyls has been described. The reactions of 4, 4′-dihydroxybiphenyl with appropriate alkyl halides were carried out over 3 h in DMSO in presence of solid powdered KOH.