1-Phenylethanol → 4-(1-Phenylethyl)-2,6-ditert-butyl-phenol

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2,6-Di-t-butyl-4-(α-methylbenzyl) phenol was prepared by refluxing 2,6-di-t-butylphenol (51 g) and 1-phenylethanol (31 g) in acetic acid (40 ml) and formic acid (75 ml) as described for A. The product was obtained as a colorless oil, b.p. 166°-168° at 1.0 mm Hg (62 g); (meas. mass=310.2309. Calc. for C22H30O=310.2296). The pmr spectrum was: δ1.40, 18H, S; δ1.61, 3H, D (J=8 Hz); δ4.06, 1H, Q (J=8 Hz); δ5.02, 1H, S; δ7.01, 2H, S; δ7.22, 5H, S.

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