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HRID 1580418Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Tert-Butylphenol → 4-tert-Butylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Tert-ButylphenolHCID 6923—
Reactant1,3-Benzenedisulfonic acidHCID 7388—
Product4-tert-ButylphenolHCID 739384%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature150 °C

Reaction Steps

Two grams of ortho-tertiary-butyl phenol was mixed with 1% of meta-benzenedisulfonic acid and heated in a test tube for 1.5 hours with occasional stirring at 150°C. Analysis gave 84.0% para-tertiary-butyl phenol; the remaining components consisted of its isomers.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03932537
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_01
ORD IDord-e483feba7a094624acf2c02427ba3b48
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_01