Abstract: Vapor phase catalytic methylation with methanol of 2-tert-butylphenol at the temperature 280-300A degrees C proceeds selectively with formation of 6-tert-butyl-2-methylphenol. Elevating reaction temperature above 300A degrees C leads to formation of 2,6-dimethylphenol. Reaction of 2-tert-butylphenol with methanol in alkaline medium in the presence of zinc oxide is shown to lead initially to formation of a mixture of calixarenes and methylenebisphenols that at elevated temperature exert splitting leading in future to 6-tert-butyl-2,4-dimethylphenol. Obtaining it in this reaction from 2,2'-methylenebis-(6-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) proceeds selectively. Pathways of the reductive methylation of methylenebisphenols with methanol in alkaline medium is considered.

Cite: Krysin A.P. , Khlebnikova T.B. , Khlebnikov B.M. , Pokrovskii L.M. , Vasil'ev V.G.
About selective methods of synthesis of 6-tert-butyl-2-methylphenol and 6-tert-butyl-2,4-dimethylphenol
Russian Journal of General Chemistry. 2009. V.79. N6. P.1156-1162. DOI: 10.1134/S1070363209060218 WOS Scopus РИНЦ

ArticleLinkType.TRANSLATED_TO_ORIGINAL: Крысин А.П. , Хлебникова Т.Б. , Хлебников Б.М. , Покровский Л.М. , Васильев В.Г.
О СЕЛЕКТИВНЫХ СПОСОБАХ ПОЛУЧЕНИЯ 6-ТРЕТ-БУТИЛ-2-МЕТИЛФЕНОЛА И 6-ТРЕТ-БУТИЛ-2, 4-ДИМЕТИЛФЕНОЛА
Журнал общей химии (RUSS J GEN CHEM+). 2009. Т.79. №6. С.984-990. РИНЦ

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Published print:	Jun 1, 2009
Published online:	Aug 11, 2009

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Web of science	WOS:000268314900021
Scopus	2-s2.0-68949099637
Elibrary	15305403
OpenAlex	W2473718272

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