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Hydroperoxide method for the synthesis of p-tert-butylphenol

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The results of studies related to the development of a highly selective three-stage method for the synthesis of p-tert-butylphenol along with acetone are presented. The alkylation of isopropylbenzene with tert-butyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid makes it possible to obtain only the para-isomer of tert-butylcumene. For the liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of p-tert-butylcumene in the presence of the phthalimide catalysts, the hydrocarbon conversion reaches 45% with a selectivity of hydroperoxide formation of 90–95%. The process of acid decomposition of p-tert-butylcumene hydroperoxide to p-tert-butylphenol and acetone was studied. Conditions providing the production of p-tert-butylphenol in a yield of 90% were found.

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    E. A. Kurganova, A. S. Frolov, A. I. Korshunova, G. N. Koshel’ & E. M. Yarkina

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Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1951–1956, October, 2021.

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Kurganova, E.A., Frolov, A.S., Korshunova, A.I. et al. Hydroperoxide method for the synthesis of p-tert-butylphenol. Russ Chem Bull 70, 1951–1956 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11172-021-3302-4

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