66142-79-8

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-methyl-2-propylphenol
• Synonyms: 3-methyl-2-propylphenol
• CAS NO: 66142-79-8
• Molecular Weight: 150.221
• Mol File: 66142-79-8.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-methyl-2-propylphenol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-methyl-2-propylphenol(66142-79-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-methyl-2-propylphenol(66142-79-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 66142-79-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 41389-11-1 2-allyl-3-hydroxymethylbenzene 
• 74-85-1 ethene 
• 526-75-0 2,3-Dimethylphenol 
• 1758-10-7 1-allyloxy-3-methylbenzene 

Relevant articles and documents

Selective catalytic carbanionic ethylation of methylphenols: Influence of catalyst and substitution pattern

Addition of ethylene to the carbanions formed by the metallation of the lithium salts of di- and trimethylphenols by the strongly basic system, n-BuLi-LiK(OCH2CH2NMe2)2 provides a useful synthetic route to a range of alkylphenols. The ease of alkylation of the methyl groups decreases in the order ortho>meta>para while the inclusion of Mg(OCH2CH2OEt)2 in the catalyst restricts alkylation to the methyl groups ortho to the hydroxy group. Dialkylation occurs only at the ortho-methyl groups and only if the adjacent meta-position is unsubstituted. The potential of these products for the synthesis of sterically hindered ligands is outlined.