Product Name

  • Name

    2,3-Difluorophenol

  • EINECS 264-750-2
  • CAS No. 6418-38-8
  • Article Data27
  • CAS DataBase
  • Density 1.351 g/cm3
  • Solubility
  • Melting Point 39-42 °C(lit.)
  • Formula C6H4F2O
  • Boiling Point 141.2 °C at 760 mmHg
  • Molecular Weight 130.094
  • Flash Point 50.8 °C
  • Transport Information UN 1325 4.1/PG 2
  • Appearance white crystalline low melting mass
  • Safety 26-45-36/37/39-16
  • Risk Codes 11-36/37/38-34-20/21/22
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 6418-38-8 (2,3-Difluorophenol)
  • Hazard Symbols FlammableF; IrritantXi; HarmfulXn; CorrosiveC
  • Synonyms 2,3-Difluoro-phenol;2,3-Dmuorophenol;Phenol, 2,3-difluoro-;
  • PSA 20.23000
  • LogP 1.67040

Synthetic route

ortho-difluorobenzene
367-11-3

ortho-difluorobenzene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Stage #1: ortho-difluorobenzene With n-butyllithium In tetrahydrofuran at -78℃; for 1h;
Stage #2: With Trimethyl borate In tetrahydrofuran for 16h;
Stage #3: With dihydrogen peroxide In tetrahydrofuran for 3h;
96.49%
Stage #1: ortho-difluorobenzene With n-butyllithium In tetrahydrofuran at -78℃; for 1h;
Stage #2: With Trimethyl borate In tetrahydrofuran for 16h;
Stage #3: With dihydrogen peroxide In tetrahydrofuran for 3h;
93.96%
With n-butyllithium; Triisopropyl borate; dihydrogen peroxide 1.) THF/hexane, -78 deg C, 2.5 h; 2.) THF/hexane, rt.; 3.) ether, 2.5 h, reflux; Yield given. Multistep reaction;
(2,3-difluorophenyl)boronic acid
121219-16-7

(2,3-difluorophenyl)boronic acid

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dihydrogen peroxide In diethyl ether for 2.5h; Oxidation; Heating;100%
With 10-methylacridine-3(10H)-one; oxygen; N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine In water at 20℃; for 20h; Irradiation; Green chemistry;98%
With dihydrogen peroxide In diethyl ether; water Reflux;94%
1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With iron(III) chloride In diethyl ether at 30℃; for 5h; Temperature; Reagent/catalyst; Solvent;12.3 g
With boron trifluoride diethyl etherate In tetrahydrofuran at 50℃; for 10h;12.8 g
1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene
124728-93-4

1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With iron(III) chloride In ethanol at 30℃; for 3h;10.6 g
2.3-difluoroanisole
134364-69-5

2.3-difluoroanisole

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With aluminum (III) chloride In methanol at 30℃; for 5h; Solvent;11.6 g
1,1,2-Trifluoro-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-4-ene

1,1,2-Trifluoro-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-4-ene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With lithium diisopropyl amide In tetrahydrofuran at -70 - 20℃; for 3.5h; Elimination; Aromatization;25%
1,2,3-trifluorobenzene
1489-53-8

1,2,3-trifluorobenzene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: sodium hydroxide / 20 h / 50 °C
2: aluminum (III) chloride / methanol / 5 h / 30 °C
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: sodium hydroxide / 15 h / 50 °C
2: iron(III) chloride / diethyl ether / 5 h / 30 °C
View Scheme
C12H17BF2O2

C12H17BF2O2

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: 100 percent / 10 percent aq. HCl / 1 h / 20 °C
2: 100 percent / 10 percent aq. H2O2 / diethyl ether / 2.5 h / Heating
View Scheme
C8H9BF2O2

C8H9BF2O2

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: hydrogenchloride; water / tetrahydrofuran
2: dihydrogen peroxide / diethyl ether; water / 1 h / Reflux
View Scheme
2,3-difluorobenzaldehyde
2646-91-5

2,3-difluorobenzaldehyde

A

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

B

2,3-difluorobenzoic acid
4519-39-5

2,3-difluorobenzoic acid

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 4-hydroxyacetophenone monooxygenase from P. fluorescens ACB; oxygen; NADPH In phosphate buffer at 30℃; for 1h; pH=8.0; Enzyme kinetics; Baeyer-Villiger oxidation;
1,2,3-trifluorobenzene
1489-53-8

1,2,3-trifluorobenzene

A

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

B

3-fluorocatechol
363-52-0

3-fluorocatechol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dihydrogen peroxide In water pH=5; Kinetics; Oxidation; Photolysis; 254 nm;
1,2,3-trifluorobenzene
1489-53-8

1,2,3-trifluorobenzene

A

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

B

3-fluorocatechol
363-52-0

3-fluorocatechol

C

1,2,3-trihydroxy-4,5,6-trifluorobenzene

1,2,3-trihydroxy-4,5,6-trifluorobenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dihydrogen peroxide; oxygen In water pH=5; Kinetics; Quantum yield; Oxidation; Photolysis; 254 nm;
2,3-difluomuconate

2,3-difluomuconate

A

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

B

5-fluoroprotoanemonin

5-fluoroprotoanemonin

C

5-fluoromaleylacetate

5-fluoromaleylacetate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With chloromuconate cycloisomerase Product distribution; Cyclization; Enzymatic reaction;
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

methyl iodide
74-88-4

methyl iodide

2.3-difluoroanisole
134364-69-5

2.3-difluoroanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In dimethyl sulfoxide at 20℃;100%
With potassium carbonate In acetone at 20 - 30℃; for 16h; Inert atmosphere;100%
With potassium carbonate In dimethyl sulfoxide at 20℃; for 0.5h;78%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

acetyl chloride
75-36-5

acetyl chloride

2,3-difluorophenyl acetate
851936-86-2

2,3-difluorophenyl acetate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With pyridine In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; for 16h;100%
With pyridine In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; for 16h;100%
With pyridine In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; for 16h;100%
With pyridine In dichloromethane for 2h;99%
With pyridine In dichloromethane at 20℃; for 2h;
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

ethyl iodide
75-03-6

ethyl iodide

1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In acetone at 70℃; for 3h; Inert atmosphere;100%
With potassium carbonate In acetone at 70℃; for 5h;99.4%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

chloroacetyl chloride
79-04-9

chloroacetyl chloride

2,3-difluorophenyl-2-chloroacetate

2,3-difluorophenyl-2-chloroacetate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With triethylamine In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃;100%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

chloromethyl methyl ether
107-30-2

chloromethyl methyl ether

1,2-difluoro-3-(methoxymethoxy)benzene

1,2-difluoro-3-(methoxymethoxy)benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine In dichloromethane at 0℃; for 2h;99.4%
With N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine In dichloromethane at 0℃; for 2h;99.4%
With N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine In dichloromethane at 25℃; for 2h;82%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

4-(2-chloroethyl)morpholine hydrochride
3647-69-6

4-(2-chloroethyl)morpholine hydrochride

4-(2-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)ethyl)morpholine

4-(2-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)ethyl)morpholine

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With tetra-(n-butyl)ammonium iodide; caesium carbonate In acetonitrile at 65℃; for 4h;99%
4-fluoro-2-methoxy-1-nitrobenzene
448-19-1

4-fluoro-2-methoxy-1-nitrobenzene

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

4-(2,3-difluoro-phenoxy)-2-methoxy-1-nitro-benzene

4-(2,3-difluoro-phenoxy)-2-methoxy-1-nitro-benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With caesium carbonate In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 120℃; for 3h;98%
1-Bromoheptane
629-04-9

1-Bromoheptane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2,3-difluoro-4-(heptyloxy)benzene
122265-84-3

2,3-difluoro-4-(heptyloxy)benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In butanone Heating / reflux;97%
With potassium carbonate In ethyl acetate Heating;90%
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 48h; Alkylation; Heating;
With potassium hydroxide In ethanol
With sodium hydroxide In dimethyl sulfoxide
1-Bromononane
693-58-3

1-Bromononane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2,3-difluoro-4-(nonyloxy)benzene
122265-85-4

2,3-difluoro-4-(nonyloxy)benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In ethyl acetate Heating;97%
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 48h; Alkylation; Heating;
With potassium hydroxide In ethanol
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride
18162-48-6

tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride

2,3-difluoro-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)benzene
870646-82-5

2,3-difluoro-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 1H-imidazole In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 3h;97%
With dmap; triethylamine In dichloromethane at -15 - 0℃; Inert atmosphere;147.1 g
ethyl bromide
74-96-4

ethyl bromide

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

1-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium hydroxide; tetrabutylammomium bromide In water at 80℃; for 6h; Inert atmosphere;97%
With tetramethlyammonium chloride; sodium hydroxide In water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; toluene at 30℃; Reflux; Industrial scale;91.7%
1-bromo-hexane
111-25-1

1-bromo-hexane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1,2-difluoro-3-hexyloxybenzene
121219-19-0

1,2-difluoro-3-hexyloxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 43h; Heating;96%
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 48h; Alkylation; Heating;
trans-4-chloromethyl-1-pentylcyclohexane

trans-4-chloromethyl-1-pentylcyclohexane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2,3-difluoro-4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexylmethoxy)benzene

2,3-difluoro-4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexylmethoxy)benzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium phosphate In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 70℃; for 7h; Inert atmosphere;95.1%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1-(benzyloxy)-2,3-difluorobenzene
144292-53-5

1-(benzyloxy)-2,3-difluorobenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide95.1%
triisopropylsilyl chloride
13154-24-0

triisopropylsilyl chloride

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

(2,3-difluorophenoxy)triisopropylsilane
749230-30-6

(2,3-difluorophenoxy)triisopropylsilane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 1H-imidazole at 20℃; for 18h;95%
With 1H-imidazole In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 25℃; for 20h;94%
With 1H-imidazole In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 18h;
With 1H-imidazole In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 18h;
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

tetra(n-butyl)ammonium hydrogensulfate
32503-27-8

tetra(n-butyl)ammonium hydrogensulfate

tetrabutylammonium 2,3‐difluorophenyl sulfate

tetrabutylammonium 2,3‐difluorophenyl sulfate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Stage #1: 2,3-difluorophenol With chlorosulfonic acid; triethylamine In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; Inert atmosphere;
Stage #2: With sodium hydroxide In dichloromethane; water
Stage #3: tetra(n-butyl)ammonium hydrogensulfate In dichloromethane; water
95%
1-bromo-octane
111-83-1

1-bromo-octane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2,3-difluoro-1-n-octyloxybenzene
121219-21-4

2,3-difluoro-1-n-octyloxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 12h; Heating;93%
With potassium carbonate In butanone for 12h; Inert atmosphere; Reflux;93%
With potassium carbonate In N,N-dimethyl-formamide for 6h; Heating;92%
1-Bromotetradecane
112-71-0

1-Bromotetradecane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1-tetradecyloxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

1-tetradecyloxy-2,3-difluorobenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate; potassium iodide In acetone for 48h; Reflux;93%
With potassium carbonate; potassium iodide In acetone for 48h; Reflux;93%
With potassium hydroxide In ethanol
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1-dodecylbromide
143-15-7

1-dodecylbromide

1,2-Difluoro-3-dodecyloxybenzene
122265-83-2

1,2-Difluoro-3-dodecyloxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In ethyl acetate Heating;92%
With potassium carbonate In N,N-dimethyl-formamide for 6h; Heating;
With potassium hydroxide In ethanol
1-Bromopentane
110-53-2

1-Bromopentane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1,2-difluoro-3-pentyloxybenzene
156684-90-1

1,2-difluoro-3-pentyloxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium carbonate In acetone for 48h; Alkylation; Heating;92%
With potassium carbonate In butanone Heating;
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2-(2,3-Difluorophenoxy)-1-ethanol
313655-62-8

2-(2,3-Difluorophenoxy)-1-ethanol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
92%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1-iodo-propane
107-08-4

1-iodo-propane

1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene
124728-93-4

1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium carbonate In ethanol; water92%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2-Chloro-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane
6609-64-9

2-Chloro-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane

C8H7F2O4P

C8H7F2O4P

Conditions
ConditionsYield
In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; for 12h;92%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2-chloro-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan
822-39-9

2-chloro-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan

2-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane

2-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Stage #1: 2,3-difluorophenol In dichloromethane at 20℃; for 0.5h;
Stage #2: 2-chloro-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan In dichloromethane at 0 - 20℃; for 12h;
92%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

6-bromo-2,3-difluoro-phenol
186590-23-8

6-bromo-2,3-difluoro-phenol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With bromine; tert-butylamine In dichloromethane; toluene at -78 - 20℃;91%
With bromine; tert-butylamine In dichloromethane; toluene at -78 - 20℃; for 5.5h;91%
With N-Bromosuccinimide; isopropylamine In dichloromethane at -30 - 20℃;80%
2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

tert-butyl 3-hydroxyazetidine-1-carboxylate
141699-55-0

tert-butyl 3-hydroxyazetidine-1-carboxylate

tert-butyl 3-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)azetidin-1-carboxylate

tert-butyl 3-(2,3-difluorophenoxy)azetidin-1-carboxylate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With triphenylphosphine In tetrahydrofuran at 70℃; for 20h;91%
n-Butyl chloride
109-69-3

n-Butyl chloride

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

2,3-difluorophenyl butyl ether

2,3-difluorophenyl butyl ether

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With trimethylbenzylammonium bromide; potassium hydroxide In 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene; water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 30℃; Reflux; Industrial scale;90.8%
1-Chloropropane
540-54-5

1-Chloropropane

2,3-difluorophenol
6418-38-8

2,3-difluorophenol

1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene
124728-93-4

1,2-difluoro-3-n-propoxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With tetrabutylammomium bromide; potassium hydroxide In water; N,N-dimethyl-formamide; toluene at 30℃; Reflux; Industrial scale;90.6%

2,3-Difluorophenol Specification

The 2,3-Difluorophenol, with the CAS registry number 6418-38-8, is also known as Phenol, 2,3-difluoro-. And the molecular formula of this chemical is C6H4F2O. It is a kind of white crystalline, and belongs to the following product categories: Other fluorin-contained compounds; Trifluoromethoxybenzene Series; Fluorobenzene; Alcohols and Derivatives; Aromatic Halides (substituted); Phenyls & Phenyl-Het; Phenol & Thiophenol & Mercaptan; Miscellaneous; Fluorophenols; Phenyls & Phenyl-Het; Organic Building Blocks; Oxygen Compounds; Phenols. What's more, it is used as intermediates of liquid crystals.

The physical properties of 2,3-Difluorophenol are as following: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.07; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.07; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 1.9; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 21.83; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 14.76; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 315.76; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 213.46; (9)#H bond acceptors: 1; (10)#H bond donors: 1; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 1; (12)Polar Surface Area: 9.23 Å2; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.495; (14)Molar Refractivity: 28.12 cm3; (15)Molar Volume: 96.2 cm3; (16)Polarizability: 11.14×10-24cm3; (17)Surface Tension: 36.4 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.351 g/cm3; (19)Flash Point: 50.8 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 39.4 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 141.2 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 4.74 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of 2,3-Difluorophenol: It can react with 1-bromo-undecane to produce 2,3-difluoro-4-(undecyloxy)benzene. This reaction will need reagent K2CO3, and the solvent ethyl acetate. And the yield is about 83%.

2,3-Difluorophenol can react with 1-bromo-undecane to produce 2,3-difluoro-4-(undecyloxy)benzene

You should be cautious while dealing with this chemical. It is a kind of flammable chemical which irritates eyes, respiratory system and skin, and it is also harmful if swallowed. It is also harmful by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. What's more, it may also cause burns. Therefore, you had better take the following instructions: Wear suitable protective clothing, gloves and eye/face protection, and in case of contacting with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice; Keep away from sources of ignition; In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible.).

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: Fc1cccc(O)c1F
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C6H4F2O/c7-4-2-1-3-5(9)6(4)8/h1-3,9H
(3)InChIKey: RPEPGIOVXBBUMJ-UHFFFAOYAH

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