Phenol → 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol

HRID 1953834Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1953834 reaction equation
[C:1]1([OH:7])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH3:8][C:9](=[CH2:11])[CH3:10]>[O-]C1C=CC=CC=1.[Al+3].[O-]C1C=CC=CC=1.[O-]C1C=CC=CC=1>[C:9]([C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][CH:5]=[C:6]([C:9]([CH3:11])([CH3:10])[CH3:8])[C:1]=1[OH:7])([CH3:10])([CH3:8])[CH3:11]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 996PhenolHCID 8255Isobutylene

Product 1

HCID 314052,6-Di-tert-butylphenol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 167236Phenol, aluminum salt (3:1)Catalyst

Procedure

Phenol was reacted with isobutylene in the presence of an aluminum phenoxide catalyst by the customary procedure. Thereafter, the aluminum phenoxide catalyst was removed, thereby obtaining crude 2,6-di-t-butylphenol.

Workup

  1. customThereafter, the aluminum phenoxide catalyst was removed

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fec227218fcc4ad28fab47eb4b22e5d0
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_09
Patent number
US06118029

Reaction notes

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