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HRID 903673Generated: October 25, 2026

Isobutylene → 2,4-Dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIsobutyleneHCID 8255—
Reactant2,4-Xylenol 2,5-xylenolHCID 12410953—
Product2,4-Dimethyl-6-tert-butylphenolHCID 15884—
ProductPhenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-HCID 87249—

Reaction Steps

butylating the entire 2,4-xylenol/2,5-xylenol mixture with isobutylene at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 100° C. and pressures of from about ambient to about 200 pounds per square inch gauge in the presence of an acid catalyst to form predominantly 4-t-butyl-2,5-xylenol and 6-t-butyl-2,4-xylenol,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04228311
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_10
ORD IDord-7526f424f2be4d06a7678a97ba714827
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_10