The Oxidation of 2, 6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol Using Hydrogen Peroxide-Heteropolyacid System

M Shimizu, H Orita, T Hayakawa, Y Watanabe…

Index: Shimizu, Masao; Orita, Hideo; Hayakawa, Takashi; Watanabe, Yoshihito; Takehira, Katsuomi Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1990 , vol. 63, # 6 p. 1835 - 1837

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Abstract

The oxidation of 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (1) with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of heteropolyacids was carried out in acetic acid to give 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroperoxy-4- methyl-2, 5-cyclohexadien-1-one (2), 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-4-methel-2, 5- ...