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Synthesis and crystal structure of 2,4,6-tri(. cap alpha. ,. cap alpha. -dimethylbenzyl)phenol

Journal Article · · Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6418063

2,4,6-Tri(..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzyl)phenol (I) is an effective antioxidant additive for polymeric materials and can be used for the production of functional derivatives of ..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzylphenols. The aim of work was to study the production of (I) in the presence of aluminum phenolate as the most selective catalyst in the synthesis of ..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzylphenols and to investigate the steric and electronic effects of ..cap alpha..-methylstyrene substituents on the molecular geometry of (I). The optimum conditions were determined for the production of 2,4,6-tri(..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzyl)phenol by the alkylation of phenol with ..cap alpha..-methylstyrene. It was established that the intramolecular distances and the distributions of the bond lengths and bond angles of the phenol ring are similar in the molecules of 2,4,6-tri-(..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzene)phenol and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol. Analysis of the molecular geometry of 2,4,6-tri(..cap alpha..,..cap alpha..-dimethylbenzyl)phenol shows that the most reactive of the three exocyclic C-C bonds of the phenol ring is the bond at the para position to the hydroxyl group.

Research Organization:
A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
6418063
Journal Information:
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 35:8; ISSN BACCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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