Methyl iodide → P-tert-Butoxy-alpha-methyl styrene

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The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that there was utilized 16.9 grams (0.70 mole) of magnesium metal and 100 grams (0.66 mole) of 4-chloro-α-methylstyrene dissolved in 200 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. The Grignard reaction was started by the addition of a small amount of methyl iodide. After the reaction mixture had been refluxed for 12 hours, there was added at 0° C. in a dropwise manner a solution of 85 grams of t-butylperbenzoate in 300 ml. of ethylether. A crystalline product identified as 4,4'-diisopropenylbiphenyl was isolated from the oil which was recovered by filtering the mixture and washing with methanol. After stripping the methanol, a 69.3% yield of 4-t-butoxy-α-methylstyrene was isolated by fractional distillation as a colorless liquid having a boiling point of 65°-68° C. at 0.03 millimeters.

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