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Usage

Uses

Used in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products:
2,6-Dimethoxy-4-tert-butylphenol is used as an antioxidant and preservative in cosmetics and personal care products to prevent oxidation, which helps maintain the quality and extend the shelf life of these products. Its use in these applications is aimed at protecting the products from spoilage and degradation, ensuring their safety and efficacy for consumers.
Used in Food Packaging:
In the food industry, 2,6-Dimethoxy-4-tert-butylphenol is used as a preservative in food packaging materials. It helps to prevent oxidation of the food products, thereby extending their shelf life and maintaining their freshness and quality. The use of BHT-DM in food packaging is intended to protect the food from spoilage and ensure its safety for consumption.

Upstream product

• 98-22-6 2,6-dibromo-4-tert-butylphenol 
• 34593-75-4 4-tert-butyl-2,6-dichloro-phenol 
• 124-41-4 sodium methylate 

Downstream Products

• 1947-24-6 3-Methoxy-5-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone 
• 19589-29-8 5-tert.-Butyl-pyrogallol-trimethylether 
• 80754-02-5 4-tert-butyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl diethyl phosphate 
• 3790-90-7 2-methyl-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)propane 
• 143029-45-2 2-methyl-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)propane 
• 199919-85-2 2-bromo-5-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethoxybenzene 
• 20481-17-8 3-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-catechol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A ligand-free, powerful, and practical method for methoxylation of unactivated aryl bromides by use of the CuCl/HCOOMe/MeONa/MeOH system

A ligand-free, powerful, and practical method for mono and polymethoxylation of unactivated aryl bromides has been developed; CuCl was used as catalyst, HCOOMe as cocatalyst, and methanolic MeONa as both nucleophile and solvent. This eco-friendly procedure is characterized by operational simplicity, inexpensive substrates (unactivated mono to polybromoarenes), full conversion, and direct recovery of pure MeOH.

Process for preparing pyrogallol

Pyrogallol is prepared by (A) reacting a halo compound of formula STR1 where X represents Br or I, R1 represents hydrogen, secondary or tertiary alkyl of up to 10 carbon atoms, carboxy or alkoxycarbonyl of 2-5 carbon atoms and R2 represents hydrogen or alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, with an alkali metal alkoxide of formula ROM where M represents an alkali metal and R represents alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, to replace each X by OR, and then (B) dealkylating each OR and each OR2 where R2 represents alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms and removing the R1 group where this is not hydrogen.