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

Abstract 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.