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Frontiers of Chemistry in China

ISSN 1673-3495

ISSN 1673-3614(Online)

CN 11-5726/O6

Front. Chem. China    2006, Vol. 1 Issue (2) : 174-178    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-006-0019-8
Synthesis of 4-hydroxymethylbenzophenone by phase transfer catalytic method
Tang Ruiren1, Zhu Jinjuan2, Luo Yiming2, Yan Zier3
1.School of chemistry and chemical Engineering Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 2.School of chemistry and chemical Engineering Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University , Changsha 410083, China; 3.School of chemistry and chemical Engineering Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University , Changsha 410083, China;
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Abstract An important organic intermediate 4-hydroxymethylbenzophenone was synthesized by halogenation and hydrolyzation with phase transfer catalytic method using 4-methylbenzophenone as raw material and the technological conditions of reactions were investigated as well. Experimental results show that N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) is a good reagent to give 4-bromomethylbenzophenone undergoing a radical reaction with 4-methylbenzophenone with the yield of about 70.7%; 4-bromomethylbenzophenone can be hydrolyzed under basic conditions in the presence of phase transfer catalyst triethylbenzylammonium chloride for 5 h to give 4-hydrox-ymethylbenzophenone with yield of 84.4%. After the crude product is recrystallized from tetrahydrofuran (THF), the final product is obtained with purity above 99%. The structure of the titled compound is determined by infrared spectrum(IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (HNMR), and mass spectrum (MS) and elemental analysis (EA).
Issue Date: 05 June 2006
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Tang Ruiren,Zhu Jinjuan,Yan Zier, et al. Synthesis of 4-hydroxymethylbenzophenone by phase transfer catalytic method[J]. Front. Chem. China, 2006, 1(2): 174-178.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcc/EN/Y2006/V1/I2/174
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