Benzoyl chloride → (3-Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) benzoate

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Using 6.65 g of 2-tert-butyl-1,4-dihydroxybenzene, 4.6 ml of benzoyl chloride and 200 ml of pyridine, reaction and workup carried out as in Reference Example gave 9.35 g of 4-benzoyloxy-2-tert-butylphenol as white crystals, m.p. 120-121° C. Using. 9.35 g of the white crystals, 1,47 g of sodium hydride, 6.27 g of benzyl bromide and 40 ml of DMF, reaction and workup carried out as in Example 12 gave 6.07 g of yellow oil.

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