asakura Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Hi everyone. I was wondering if anybody could help me with this syntheses. I can't figure out how it works. Sorry if the drawing is a little messy.
ecoli Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 the tert-alkane groups can be put on via Friedal-CRafts Alkylation. http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/benzrx1.htm make sure you keep in mind otha-para and meta, substitution stabilization.
Tartaglia Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 How about toluene to p methyl cumene (via FK alkylation), autooxidation to give p-cresol followed by exhaustive FK alkylation
John Cuthber Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 I think the commercial production of BHT involves oxidation of toluene to p cresol then butylation with isobutylene.
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