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HRID 1727580Generated: November 3, 2026

Formaldehyde → 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(N-methylamino)phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant2-Amino-4,6-di-tert-butylphenolHCID 324555—
ReactantSodium cyanoborohydrideHCID 5003444—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(N-methylamino)phenolHCID 5747024915%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-amino-phenol (C-9) (5.08 g, 23 mmol), NaBH3CN (4.41 g, 70 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (2.1 g, 70 mmol) in methanol (50 mL) was stirred at reflux for 3 h. After removal of the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography (petroleum ether-EtOAc, 30:1) to give 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(N-methylamino)phenol (C-24) (800 mg, 15%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07495103B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_02
ORD IDord-210eaa9abaa343369b9a5e3c0b556bae
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_02