Selective O??allylation of bisphenol A: toward a chloride??free route for epoxy resins

JA van Rijn, MC Guijt, E Bouwman…

Index: Van Rijn, Jimmy A.; Guijt, Marieke C.; Bouwman, Elisabeth; Drent, Eite Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 25, # 3 p. 207 - 211

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 5

Abstract

Abstract The O-allylation of bisphenol A (BPA) has been performed with the most selective catalysts for O-allylation of phenols reported previously. Both the cyclopentadienyl– ruthenium catalysts and the palladium–diphosphine catalysts are capable of selectively performing single and double O-allylation of BPA. An intriguing solvent effect is observed; the choice of the solvent is of key importance for both conversion and selectivity. The use ...