4-tert-Butyltoluene is used as pharmaceutical intermediate.
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Applications
4-tert-Butyltoluene is used as pharmaceutical intermediate.
Solubility
Soluble in water (6 g/L at 20°C).
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Shivanand Pai; Upendranath Gupta; Satyanarayana Chilukuri. Butylation of toluene: Influence of zeolite structure and acidity on 4-tert-butyltoluene selectivity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 2007, 265,(1-2), 109-116.
- Ahmed A.Amin; James K.Beattie. Inhibition of the cobalt acetate/bromide-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide oxidation of 4-tert-butyltoluene. Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2003, 7,(6), 879-882.