In order to further elucidate the mechanism of the uncatalyzed alkylation of phenols with tertiary alkyl halides' it became desirable to prepare phenols with bulky alkyl groups in the ortho positions but unsubstituted in the ara position. Recently2 described. We have now extended this method to the synthesis of 2, 6-di-t-butylphenol (11) and have studied some of its properties. Compound I1 has been reported by Pardee and Weinrich, $ and Stillson ...
[Pastor, Stephen D.; Spivack, John D.; Steinhuebel, Leander P.; Odorisio, Paul A. Phosphorus and Sulfur and the Related Elements, 1987 , vol. 29, p. 31 - 34]
[Pastor, Stephen D.; Spivack, John D.; Steinhuebel, Leander P.; Odorisio, Paul A. Phosphorus and Sulfur and the Related Elements, 1987 , vol. 29, p. 31 - 34]
