Abstract: 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol is formed in high yield by reaction of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol with methanol in the presence of alkali and ZnO. In the reaction with methanol-d4, the deuteromethylation process is accompanied by hydrogen-deuterium exchange in the tert-butyl groups. With 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol as an example, the isotope exchange was shown to involve only the tert-butyl groups located ortho with respect to the hydroxy group. Conditions were found for replacement of hydrogen in position 4 of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol by deuterium.

Cite: Krysin A.P. , Pokrovskii L.M. , Shakirov M.M.
Methylation of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol with methanol-d4 in the presence of zinc oxide and bases. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange in the ortho-tert-butyl groups with the medium
Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2000. V.36. N1. P.72-78. Scopus РИНЦ

ArticleLinkType.TRANSLATED_TO_ORIGINAL: Krysin A. , Pokrovskii L. , Shakirov M.
Methylation of 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol by perdeuteromethanol in the presence of zinc oxide and bases and an isotopic exchange of hydrogen atoms of ortho-tret-butyl groups with media
Журнал органической химии (RUSS J ORG CHEM+). 2000. V.36. N1. P.79-86. WOS

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