Chemistry:2-tert-Butylphenol

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Short description: Organic aromatic compound


2-tert-Butylphenol
2-tert-butylphenol.svg
Names
IUPAC name
2-tert-Butylphenol
Other names
o-tert-Butylphenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 201-807-2
RTECS number
  • SJ8921000
UNII
UN number 3145
Properties
C10H14O
Molar mass 150.221 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil
Melting point −7 °C (19 °F; 266 K)
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Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: HarmfulGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H302, H312, H314, H332, H411
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P322, P330, P363, P391, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.[2]

Uses

2-tert-Butylphenol is an intermediate in the industrial production of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, a common antioxidant.[2]

Hydrogenation of 2-tert-butylphenol gives cis-2-tert-butylcyclohexanol, which when acetylated is a commercial fragrance.[2]

References

  1. "2-Tert-butylphenol" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6923#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fiege, Helmut; Voges, Heinz-Werner; Hamamoto, Toshikazu; Umemura, Sumio; Iwata, Tadao; Miki, Hisaya; Fujita, Yasuhiro; Buysch, Hans-Josef et al. (2000). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313.