212787-40-1

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-(3-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol
• Synonyms: 3-(3-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol
• CAS NO: 212787-40-1
• Molecular Weight: 206.328
• Mol File: 212787-40-1.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-(3-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-(3-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol(212787-40-1)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-(3-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropan-1-ol(212787-40-1)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 212787-40-1(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 507-20-0 tertiary butyl chloride 
• 22436-06-2 2-methyl-3-phenylpropanol 
• 56107-04-1 3-(p-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methyl-1-propanol 
• 1292254-18-2 3-(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropanol 
• 62518-65-4 3-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-α-methyl-benzenepropanal 

Relevant articles and documents

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

The use of alcohols of formula (I) wherein X is selected from hydroxyl and C1-C6 hydroxyalkyl; III) n is an integer from 6 to 10, and R is selected from hydrogen and methyl; or IV) n is 0 or 1, and R is selected from branched C3-C6 alkyl and C5-C6 cycloalkyi; with the proviso that the compound of formula (I) contains 11 to15 carbon atoms. for the reduction of the sensory perception of malodour.

PROCESS FOR PREPARING M- OR P-SUBSTITUTED PHENYLALKANOLS BY ALKYLATION

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of m- or p-substituted phenylalkanols of the formula (I) in which R1 is bonded to the phenyl ring in the m- or p-position and is C1-C5-alkyl, and R2, R3, R4 and R5, independently of one another, are hydrogen or methyl, wherein an unsubstituted phenylalkanol of the formula (II) in which R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings given under formula (I) is alkylated together with a C1-C5-alkyl halide of the formula (III) [in-line-formulae]R1-Hal??(III),[/in-line-formulae] in which R1 has the meaning given under formula (I) and Hal is halogen, in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst to give an m- or p-alkyl-substituted phenylalkanol of the formula (I), then the reaction mixture is worked-up and the desired m- or p-alkyl-substituted phenylalkanol of the formula (I) is separated off, the other formed by-products are returned to the reaction mixture and these are isomerized in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst to give the desired m- or p-alkyl-substituted phenylalkanol. From the m- or p-alkyl-substituted phenylalkanols of the formula (I), it is possible to form, by oxidation or dehydrogenation, as products of value, the corresponding aldehydes, which play an interesting role as fragrances and aroma chemicals.