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HRID 225303Generated: November 1, 2026

O-Cresol → 3-Tert-butyl-5-methylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantO-CresolHCID 335—
ReactantM-CresolHCID 342—
Product3-Tert-butyl-5-methylphenolHCID 7860480%

Reaction Steps

Run D of Example 1 is repeated except that 3-cresol is substituted for the cresylic acid mixture. The process results in a selectivity of better than 80 percent of 5-t-butyl-3-cresol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04236031
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_11
ORD IDord-29096f09a12a47c1928f4d02f394404a
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_11