5-Benzyloxy-alpha,alpha,alpha',alpha'tetramethyl-1,3-benzenedimethanol → 3,5-Bis(1-ethylpropyl)phenol

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The procedure (including reaction and treatment) of Example 2 was repeated, except that 5-benzyloxy-α,α,α′,α′tetramethyl-1,3-benzenedimethanol was replaced by 5-benzyloxy-α,α,α′,α′-tetraethyl-1,3-benzenedimethanol, to thereby yield the above-described target as colorless needles.

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