[snowlynch]

Who know some easy method to make 2,6-diphenylphenol without using very expensive trasition metal as catalyst. In fact, I am intrested in making the ATPH, the only reagent that my lab does not have is the 2,6-diphenylphenol. Please help me, there are not extra money for me to buy it , so I just want to make it cheaply and try some reactions using ATPH to see whether or not it works!!!!

[sjb]

Controlled aldol self-condensation of cyclohexanone, and then oxidation? US Patent 3972951

I know you said "there are not extra money for me to buy it", but you'd have to start from something else - what else is in your lab?

Looks like you may be able to buy it from http://www.carbosynth.com/carbosynth/website.nsf/%28w-productdisplay%29/EE23E142249716C98025754A0060995A , but fairly pricey, and I'm sure e.g. Suzukis with phenylboronic acid and 2,6-dihalophenol (protected if necessary) may well be cheaper

[snowlynch]

Thanks, in fact our lab has quantative reagents, but we do not do much work on aromatic compounds, so we do not have 2,6-diphenylphenol. I will go to check the Suzuki you tell me about, wish we can have the reagents. Is there any more methods?

[song662309]

you are right