Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.1, 22-23, 2003
Alkylation of phenols by oxidation-reduction condensation using 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone and alkoxydiphenylphosphine
Various alkyl phenyl ethers were obtained in high yields by way of oxidation-reduction condensation where alkoxydiphenyl-phosphine, prepared easily from chlorodiphenylphosphine and corresponding alcohols, was treated with various phenols in the co-existence of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone(DMBQ) under mild conditions.