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HRID 1108419Generated: October 30, 2026

2-tert-Butyl-4-methylphenol → 2-Bromo-4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-tert-Butyl-4-methylphenolHCID 17004—
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product2-Bromo-4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenolHCID 10988477—

Reaction Steps

Under nitrogen atmosphere, a dimethylformamide 100 ml solution of N-bromosuccinimide (22.25 g, 125 mmol) was added dropwise at 0° C. to a dimethylformamide 100 ml solution of 2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (20.53 g, 125 mmol) with stirring, the resulting reaction mixture was brought up to room temperature and stirred for 5 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06066704
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_05
ORD IDord-8c1ae205379742eeba247d9b141e0fbb
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_05