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REACTION OF o-, m-, AND p-CRESOL WITH STYRENE IN THE PRESENCE OF ALUMINIUM CRESOLATES
Kozlikovskii, Ya. B.,Chernyaev, B. V.,Litvin, A. L.,Kofanova, A. V.
, p. 1325 - 1330 (2007/10/02)
The alkylation of o-, m-, and p-cresol by styrene in the presence of aluminium cresolates gives a mixture of isomeric (α-methylbenzyl)cresols, whose composition is predominated by the ortho-alkylation products. 2,6-Di(α-methylbenzyl)-4-methylphenol has been separated into a racemate and the meso form, whose ratio varies from 1:1 (130 deg C) to 2:1 (210 deg C).The erythro and threo forms of 2,6-di(α-methylbenzyl)-3-methylphenol have been recovered in ratios equal to 1:1.4 (130 deg C) and 1:1.29 (150 deg C), which point out the stereospecifity of the alkylation reaction.
