Journal of the American Chemical Society

Alpha furfuryl ethers. I

JE Zanetti

Index: Zanetti Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1927 , vol. 49, p. 1066

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Citation Number: 19

Abstract

Preparation of a-Furfuryl Bromide Solution.-Twenty g. of freshly distilled a-furfuryl alcohol is dissolved in 200 g. of absolute ether and the soIution treated with 20 g. of phosphorus tribromide dissolved in about 30 cc. of absolute ether. The a-furfuryl alcohol used must be freshly distilled or, at most, pale yellow in color; samples having a dark color are unsuitable and will yield mostly polymerization products. The phosphorus tribromide solution is ...