p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 3,3',6,6'-Tetramethyl-2,2'-biphenol

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To a 50 mL flask were added 0.5 g of 5,5′-Bis(t-butyl)-3,3′,6,6′-tetramethyl-2,2′-biphenol, 5 mL of xylenes and 0.05 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid. The mixture was refluxed for about 2 hours. The mixture was cooled and water added. The mixture was extracted with hexanes; the organic layer was washed with water and dried over MgSO4. After removing the solvent, the residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether.

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