Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1996, 61, 1244-1247
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19961244
Antioxidant Building Blocks I. The Unexpected C-Acetylation of 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol with Isopropenyl Acetate
Tibor Gizur, György G. Ferenczy, Éva Ágai-Csongor and György Domány
Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Ltd., Budapest 10, P.O. Box 27, H-1475 Hungary
This article is part of serial Antioxidant Building Blocks.
Abstract
While the reaction of some 2-substituted and 2,6-disubstituted phenols with isopropenyl acetate resulted in the corresponding phenol acetates, in the reaction of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, a useful starting material of antioxidant building blocks, under the same conditions 4-acetyl-2,6-di- tert-butylphenol was the only product.
Keywords: 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol acylation; Isopropenyl acetate reaction.
