sulfuric acid; phenol in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether 0.5 h; Ambient temperature; Yield given. Yields of byproduct given;

sulfuric acid 1.) DME, room temperature, 5 min, 2.) 2 h; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Further byproducts given. Yields of byproduct given;

sulfuric acid in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether 2 h; Ambient temperatureanalogous reactions with o- and p-methoxyphenols, reaction with Ac2O without phenols under the same conditions; Product distribution;

1: PhOH, conc. H2SO4 / 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane / 0.5 h / Ambient temperature 2: 1.95 g / NaBH4 / methanol / 0.08 h View Scheme

sulfuric acid; phenol in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether 0.5 h; Ambient temperature; Yield given. Yields of byproduct given;