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D45800

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3,5-Di-tert-butylcatechol

98%

Synonym(s):

3,5-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,2-benzenediol, 3,5-Di-tert-Butyl-1,2-Hydroxybenzene, 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzenediol, 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-o-hydroquinone, 3,5-Di-tert-butylpyrocatechol, 3,5-Ditert-butylbenzene-1,2-diol, 4,6-Di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzenediol, 4,6-Di-tert-butylpyrocatechol

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)3C]2C6H2-1,2-(OH)2
CAS Number:
1020-31-1
Molecular Weight:
222.32
Beilstein:
1370212
EC Number:
213-816-9
MDL number:
MFCD00008819
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893886
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

form

crystals

mp

95-100 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)c1cc(O)c(O)c(c1)C(C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C14H22O2/c1-13(2,3)9-7-10(14(4,5)6)12(16)11(15)8-9/h7-8,15-16H,1-6H3

InChI key

PJZLSMMERMMQBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

3,5-Di-tert-butylcatechol can be used as:
  • A reactant to prepare 3,5-di-tert-butylquinone via catalytic oxidation.
  • A polymerization inhibitor in the production of monomers such as styrene and butadiene.
  • An additive in the synthesis of enantioselective 1,2-oxazinanes, and isoxazolidines via asymmetric nitroso aldol reaction using L-proline as a catalyst.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C H Kao et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 84(3-4), 171-178 (2001-05-26)
Eight oxy-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes with catecholase-like sites, [Cu(L1)X]2 (HL1 = 1-diethylaminopropan-2-ol, X=N3- 1, NCO- 2, and NO2- 3), [Cu(L2)X]2 (HL2=N-ethylsalicylaldimine, X=NO3- 4, Cl- 5, N3- 6, NCS- 7), and [Cu(L3)]2(ClO4)2, 8 (HL3=N-(salicylidene)-N'-(2-pyridylaldene)propanediamine) have been prepared and characterized. The single
Apurba Biswas et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(15), 7993-8001 (2012-07-05)
Three double phenoxido-bridged dinuclear nickel(II) complexes, namely [Ni(2)(L(1))(2)(NCS)(2)] (1), [Ni(2)(L(2))(2)(NCS)(2)] (2), and [Ni(2)(L(3))(2)(NCS)(2)] (3) have been synthesized using the reduced tridentate Schiff-base ligands 2-[1-(3-methylamino-propylamino)-ethyl]-phenol (HL(1)), 2-[1-(2-dimethylamino-ethylamino)-ethyl]-phenol (HL(2)), and 2-[1-(3-dimethylamino-propylamino)-ethyl]-phenol (HL(3)), respectively. The coordination compounds have been characterized by X-ray structural
Christopher Grieco et al.
Faraday discussions, 216(0), 520-537 (2019-04-24)
Eumelanin is a natural pigment with photoprotective and radical scavenging characteristics, which are vital for a multitude of living organisms. However, the molecular mechanisms behind these functions remain obscure, in part because eumelanin is a heterogeneous polymer composed of a
Mehmet Tümer et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 67(3-4), 916-929 (2006-10-19)
In this study, we synthesized the amine compound 2-(2-aminoethyliminomethyl)phenol (H(3)A) as the starting material, and then we prepared the polydentate Schiff base ligands from the reactions of the amine compound (H(3)A) with phtaldialdehyde (H(2)L), 4-methyl-2,6-di-formlyphenol (H(3)L(1)) and 4-t-butyl-2,6-di-formylphenol (H(3)L(2)) in
S Torelli et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 39(16), 3526-3536 (2001-02-24)
The dinucleating ligand 2,6-bis[(bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol (H-BPMP) has been used to synthesize the three dinuclear Cu(II) complexes [Cu2(BPMP)(OH)][ClO4](2).0.5C4H8O (1), [Cu2(BPMP)(H2O)2](ClO4)(3).4H2O (2), and [Cu2(H-BPMP)][(ClO4)4].2CH3CN (3). X-ray diffraction studies reveal that 1 is a mu-hydroxo, mu-phenoxo complex, 2 a diaqua, mu-phenoxo complex, and 3
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