2-diphenoxyethane (DPE)_Kain Industrial Additive

Background and overview[1] 1,2-Diphenoxyethane (DPE) has attracted much attention as a new heat-sensitive material sensitizer and a potential polyolefin catalyst additive. There are only a few literature reports on the synthesis of 1,2-diphenoxyethane, which is mainly prepared by reacting phenol with 1,2-dichloroethane or ethylene glycol sulfonate as starting materials in alkaline water or ethanol medium.…