Water → 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-[2-(methylsulfanyl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]phenol

Participants

Reaction Steps

In 30 ml of methanol was dissolved 0.18 g of metallic sodium and after adding thereto 2.1 g of 4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-mercaptothiazole, 1.15 g of methyl iodide was added dropwise to the solution at 0°-5° C. After allowing to stand the mixture for 30 minutes at room temperature, 60 ml of iced water was added to the reaction mixture. The crystals thus precipitated were recovered by filtration and recrystallized from n-hexane to provide 1.6 g of 4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylthiothiazole.

Provenance & Evidence