Potassium Acetate → Benzenemethanol, 3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-, 1-acetate

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A mixture of 4-chloromethyl-2,6-di-t-butylphenol (2.55 g) and potassium acetate (0.98 g) in acetone (30 mL) was stirred at 20° C. for 24 hours. After evaporation of the solvent the residue was partioned between water and n-hexane. The hexane extract was concentrated and the residue slurried in n-hexane (6 mL) at about 0° C. The crystals were collected via filtration and dried to give 1.54 g, 45% yield, of the title compound.

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