<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: "DejaVu Sans";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00000A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Alkylation of <i>p</i>-cresol with cyclohexene in the presence of benzenesulphonic acid</span>

Abstract

292-294<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "dejavu="" sans";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:mangal;="" mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00000a;mso-ansi-language:en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">2-Cyclohexyl-4-metylphenol was obtained in high yield by the alkylation of p-cresol with cyclohexene in the presence of benzenesulphonic acid. The effect of variation of parameters on the reaction has been investigated. 2-Cyclohexyl-4-methylphenolwas further converted to 2, 6-dicyclohexyl-4-methylphenol.</span