UnintentionalChaos - 5-5-2007 at 18:32
Has anyone come across an even somewhat simple method of producing a methylene ether of catcheol on a lab scale? I imagine that most preparations
would require something quite nasty like working with phosgene, followed by reduction, but can't seem to find much on the subject.
PainKilla - 5-5-2007 at 18:38
http://www.google.com/search?q=catechol+methylenation
Edit: UTFSE.
[Edited on 5-5-2007 by PainKilla]
UnintentionalChaos - 5-5-2007 at 19:13
Of course without the word catechol in there, nothing shows up...I did a bunch of searches on methylene ether and the like and nothing useful turned
up...Now I feel stupid. *we don't have a smacks head with brick emoticom*
Sauron - 5-5-2007 at 19:54
IIRC dibromoethane (methylene bromide) or diiodomethane (methylene iodide) are the classical reagents for this purpose. Doubtless there have been
improvements.