Bis[4(1-methyl-1,2-epoxyethyl)] derivatives of phenyl ether, 1,4-diphenoxybenzene,and bis(4-phenoxyphenyl) ether

The syntheses of three new α-methyl-substituted bis(epoxyethyl) derivatives of phenyl ether, 1,4-diphenoxybenzene, and bis(4-phenoxyphenyl) ether are reported. Improved procedures for preparing 1,4-diphenoxybenzene and bis(4-phenoxyphenyl) ether by the Ullmann method are described. Infrared spectral data for the bisepoxides and their precursors are given, as are some reactions of the bisepoxides.