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The Hive => Chemistry Discourse => Topic started by: Glacial_Refluxer on November 30, 2003, 06:36:00 AM

Title: isomerzation of safrole not required?
Post by: Glacial_Refluxer on November 30, 2003, 06:36:00 AM

This wacker oxidation calls for "safrole"

https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/wacker.krv.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/wacker.krv.html)

Would running distilled safrole oil through a wacker
oxidation yeild mdp2p?

What exactly is the reason for isomerizing safrole?

Title: Different routes - different starting materials
Post by: Rhodium on November 30, 2003, 07:28:00 AM

Would running distilled safrole oil through a wacker oxidation yeild mdp2p?

Yes.

What exactly is the reason for isomerizing safrole?

To create isosafrole, which is the required starting material for synthesizing MDP2P through for example peracid oxidation.

Different routes demands different starting materials.