[rose]

HI! Can somebody tell me a good paper about oxidation of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol? Thanks

[Kryolith]

Try to look at this article or its references:

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125 (36), 11027 -11033

Which oxidation product do you expect?

[rose]

Thanks for the reference.
Theoretically, I expect a C-C coupled bisphenol product. Unfortunately, I can not find references (except that you indicated) for this reactions but only for 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol oxidation (which leads to diphenoquinone when oxidizing).

[adam]

Hi, see the experimental section of this paper:

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2004, 346, 993-1003

Happy new year.