21712-86-7

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane
• Synonyms: 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane
• CAS NO: 21712-86-7
• Molecular Weight: 196.246
• Mol File: 21712-86-7.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane(21712-86-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane(21712-86-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 21712-86-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 4180-23-8 E-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)prop-1-ene 
• 861298-43-3 1-(2-bromo-1-methoxy-propyl)-2-methoxy-benzene 
• 127-08-2 potassium acetate 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 

Relevant articles and documents

CuII-salan compounds: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of their potential as oxidation catalysts

We report the synthesis and characterization of several salan-type Cu II complexes. Suitable crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained for several of the CuII complexes, including a half-salen compound, revealing square-planar coordination environments common to d9 species. The CuII-salan complexes are tested as catalysts in sulfoxidation, alkene oxidation, and oxidative naphthol coupling. At room temperature the compounds exhibit low to moderate catalytic activity in sulfoxidations and alkene oxidations, but no activity in oxidative naphthol coupling. The saturated coordination environments around the Cu centers probably are the main reason for the lower catalytic activities compared to the Ti- and V-salan analogs. Spectroscopic and mass spectrometry studies revealed that the CuII-salan complexes decompose, in the presence of H2O2, significantly faster at 40 °C than at room temperature. The catalytic activity observed is probably due to the CuII-salan degradation products, observed in the mass spectrometry studies, and not to the original CuII-salan precursors.

Preparation of benzyl ketones

Benzyl ketones of the general formula I STR1 where R1 is C1 -C8 -alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cycloalkyl or aryl and R2 and R3 are each halogen, C1 -C4 -alkyl, hydroxyl, C1 -C4 -alkoxy or C2 -C4 -methylenedioxy, are prepared by a process in which a glycol monoether of the general formula II STR2 where R1, R2 and R3 have the abovementioned meanings and R4 is C1 -C8 -alkyl, is converted in the presence of silica, a phosphate or a zeolite at from 50° to 500° C. and under from 0.01 to 50 bar.