2-tert-Butylphenol

Organic aromatic compound 2-tert-Butylphenol 2-tert-butylphenol.svg 200px 2-tert-Butylphenol o-tert-Butylphenol 88-18-6 34305 108851 6657 201-807-2 6923 SJ8921000 3145 NL2FPV3N0Z 1S/C10H14O/c1-10(2,3)8-6-4-5-7-9(8)11/h4-7,11H,1-3H3 WJQOZHYUIDYNHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(C)(C)C1=CC=CC=C1O 10 14 1 colorless oil 0.978 g/cm3 -7 2-Tert-butylphenol https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6923#section=Safety-and-Hazards pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov en 05 07 09 Danger 302 312 314 332 411 260 261 264 270 271 273 280 301+312 301+330+331 302+352 303+361+353 304+312 304+340 305+351+338 310 312 322 330 363 391 405 501 2-tert-Butyl phenol is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)3CC6H4OH. It is one of three isomeric tert-butyl phenols. It is a colorless oil that dissolves in basic water. It can be prepared by acid-catalyzed alkylation of phenol with isobutene.10.1002/14356007.a19_313 Phenol Derivatives 2000 Fiege Helmut Voges Heinz-Werner Hamamoto Toshikazu Umemura Sumio Iwata Tadao Miki Hisaya Fujita Yasuhiro Buysch Hans-Josef Garbe Dorothea Paulus Wilfried 3527306730 Uses 2-tert-Butylphenol is an intermediate in the industrial production of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, a common antioxidant. Hydrogenation of 2-tert-butylphenol gives cis-2-tert-butylcyclohexanol, which when acetylated is a commercial fragrance. References Category:Alkylphenols