Co-reporter:Di Feng Wu, Mei Jia Yang, Yang Wang, Guo Wei Gao, Jian Men
Chinese Chemical Letters 2011 Volume 22(Issue 2) pp:159-162
Publication Date(Web):February 2011
DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2010.10.002
A novel approach to the synthesis of 4-phenylethynylphthalic anhydride has been described. The target compound was synthesized by Pd/Cu catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction between phenylacetylene and 4-bromophthalic acid which was for the first time employed as start material, followed by dehydration of 4-phenylethynylphthalic acid. Compared with traditional synthetic routes, this method provides several advantages such as readily available raw materials, convenient manipulation and high yield. The products were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and elemental analysis, respectively.