J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1999, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (02): 190-192.

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Synthesis of a Photochromic Bisphenoxynaphthacenequinone Compound by Two-step Method

Zheng FANG, Jingyu LIU, Lianshe FU, Suxian XU, Tianru FANG   

  1. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
  • Received:1998-02-27 Revised:1998-04-30 Online:1999-03-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Tianru FANG

Abstract: A new photochromic bisphenoxynaphthacenequinone compound, 6,6’-[1-methylethylidenebis (4,1-phenyleneoxy)]bis (5,12-naphthacenequinone) (1), was synthesized by a two-step method, i.e., synthesis of 6-[4-(2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)isopropyl) phenoxy]-5, 12-naphthacenequinone (2) from 6-chloro-5, 12-naphthacenequinone (3) and bisphenol-A, and a further reaction of compound 2 in DMF/acetone mixed solvent in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate and potassium iodide. The crude product is obtained in a precipitate form and can easily be purified by recrystallization. The solvent composition has marked influence on the yield of the precipitated crude product in the second step.

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