Phenol → 2,4-Dicumylphenol

HRID 903024Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 903024 reaction equation
[C:1]1([OH:7])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH3:8][C:9]([C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=1)=[CH2:10]>O.C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1.C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:10][C:9]([C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:9]([CH3:10])([CH3:8])[C:11]2[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=2)[CH:5]=[CH:6][C:1]=1[OH:7])([CH3:8])[C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 996PhenolHCID 7407Alpha-Methylstyrene

Product 1

HCID 760132,4-Dicumylphenol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 521998p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateCatalystHCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
140 °C

Procedure

This intermediate was made by the general procedure of U.S. Pat. No. 2,714,120 by reacting a mixture of 705.8 grams (7.5 moles) of phenol with 1772.7 grams (15 moles) of α-methylstyrene in the presence of 25.7 grams (0.135 moles) of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate catalyst. This mixture was heated under nitrogen at 140° C. for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 110° C. and 1125 ml of toluene was added. After washing the resulting solution at 80° C. with 750 ml of an aqueous solution of 37.5 grams of sodium carbonate and 75 grams of sodium chloride, the organic phase was washed thrice with 1000 ml of aqueous sodium chloride solution; then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate; filtered and vacuum distilled. The above-named product was obtained as the main fraction boiling at 172°-175° C./0.15-0.18 mm Hg in a yield of 1229.8 grams (49.6% of theory). The product melted 63° -65° C.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was cooled to 110° C.
  2. washAfter washing the resulting solution at 80° C. with 750 ml of an aqueous solution of 37.5 grams of sodium carbonate and 75 grams of sodium chloride
  3. washthe organic phase was washed thrice with 1000 ml of aqueous sodium chloride solution
  4. dry with materialthen dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. distillationvacuum distilled
  7. customThe above-named product was obtained as the main fraction boiling at 172°-175° C./0.15-0.18 mm Hg in a yield of 1229.8 grams (49.6% of theory)
  8. custommelted 63° -65° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6a9f0e7f7ecf44adaefe13930176f9ec
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1980_10
Patent number
US04226763

Reaction notes

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