4-Isopropylphenol

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p-Isopropylphenol
Names
Other names
p-Isopropylphenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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EC Number
  • 202-798-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H12O/c1-7(2)8-3-5-9(10)6-4-8/h3-7,10H,1-2H3
    Key: YQUQWHNMBPIWGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O
Properties
C9H12O
Molar mass 136.194 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 62 °C (144 °F; 335 K)
Boiling point 230 °C (446 °F; 503 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H302, H312, H314, H332
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P363, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

4-Isopropylphenol is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CHC6H4OH. The molecule consists of an isopropyl group affixed to the para (p-) position of phenol. The compound, a white solid, is produced by the alkylation of phenol with propylene and is relevant to the production of the commodity chemical bisphenol A (BPA). The preparation of isopropylphenols by alkylation of phenol and various cresols with propylene has been well developed. Depending on the catalysts and conditions, products can include, aside from 4-isopropylphenol, 2-isopropylphenol, 2,6-diisopropylphenol, and 2,4,6-2-triisopropylphenol.[2]

The compound undergoes catalytic dehydrogenation to give p-isopropenylphenol.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "4-Isopropylphenol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ Fiege, Helmut; Voges, Heinz-Werner; Hamamoto, Toshikazu; Umemura, Sumio; Iwata, Tadao; Miki, Hisaya; Fujita, Yasuhiro; Buysch, Hans-Josef; Garbe (2000). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3527306732.
  3. ^ Corson, B. B.; Heintzelman, W. J.; Schwartzman, L. H.; Tiefenthal, H. E.; Lokken, R. J.; Nickels, J. E.; Atwood, G. R.; Pavlik, F. J. (1958). "Preparation of Vinylphenols and Isopropenylphenols". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23 (4): 544–549. doi:10.1021/jo01098a012.