Formation of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenoxyl radicals upon the inhibition of polymerization of methyl methacrylate by the system containing 3,6-di-tert-butylpryocatechol and 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone

Conclusions 3,6-Di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenoxyl radicals (QH^.) were detected by EPR spectroscopy in a mixture of 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol (QH₂) and 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone (Q) in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate. The rate constant for the reaction QH₂ + Q 2QH^. and the rate contants for the forward and back reactions were determined at 60°C.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1188–1190, May, 1989.The authors express their gratitute to Ya. S. Lebedev for a discussion of this work.     

The reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide

Reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide in aprotic solvents leads to the generation of semiquinone (SQ^.H), alkylperoxy (ROO^.), and alkyloxy radicals. The reaction of SQ^.H and ROO^. produces 2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1-oxacyclohepta-3,5-diene-2,7-dione, and 2,5-di-tert-butyl-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. The radical generated from solvent attacks SQ^.H at position 4 with C−C bond formation. 4-Benzyl-2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-dione produced in this way is transformed into 4-benzyl-3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone under the reaction conditions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 943–946, May, 1999.     

Reactions of lithium phenylacetylenide and lithium 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ynide with 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone. Molecular structure of 2,5-di-tert-butyl-8-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinon-4-yl)-8-phenylocta-2,4,6,7-tetraen-1,6-olide

Reactions of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone with PhC≡CLi and Bu^tC≡CLi are multistage processes. In the first stage, nucleophilic 1,2-addition of the organometallic compound too-benzoquinone occurs to form the corresponding hydroxycyclohexadienone derivative. In polar solvents, the latter undergoes rearrangement through insertion of the oxygen atom into the ring to form a new allenic organolithium compound. The reaction of the newly formed organometallic compound with the initialo-quinone occurs either as a one-electron transfer to yield lithium semiquinolate and a dimerization product,viz., 4,4′-bi(2,5-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethyldeca-2,5-dien-7-yn-1,6-olide), or as the 1,4-addition to yield 2,5-di-tert-butyl-8-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinon-4-yl)-8-phenylocta-2,4,6,7-tetraen-1,6-olide. The structure of the latter compound was established by X-ray diffraction analysis and by NMR and IR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 351–356, February, 1999.     

Synthesis of 1-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-r-benzimidazoles

Reaction of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone with o-phenylendiamine gives 2,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone-4-(N-o-aminophenyl)imine which reacts smoothly with heterocyclic, aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes to form (1-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-substituted benzimidazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 483–485, April, 1990.     

Redox transformations and antiradical activity of triarylantimony(V) 3,6-di-tert-butyl-4,5-dimethoxycatecholates

Triarylantimony(V) catecholate complexes were synthesized by the oxidative addition of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-4,5-dimethoxy-o-benzoquinone to triarylstibines. The electrochemical properties and antiradical activity of the synthesized compounds were studied. According to cyclic viltammetry data, the complexes are oxidized via two consecutive quasi-reversible stages. Introduction of halogen atoms in para-position of phenyl groups at Sb(V) causes anodic shifts of the oxidation potentials and enhances stability of the mono- and dicationic forms of the compounds, which form in the course of electrochemical transformations. Triarylantimony(V) catecholate complexes exhibit appreciable antiradical activity in the auto-oxidation of oleic acid. In was found that the inhibitory activity of the complexes depends on their redox potential.     

Study of 1-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-arylbenzimidazoles antioxidant activity

Antioxidant activity of benzimidazole derivatives with sterically hindered phenol substituent has been estimated using the modified procedure. The compounds antioxidant activity is strongly correlated with the potential of peroxide oxidation of the corn oil lipids of polyunsaturated aliphatic acids.     

Synthesis and properties of 2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-nitroindazole

N-(2-Azido-5-nitrobenzylidene)-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyaniline (3a) and N-(2-azido-5-nitrobenzilidene) aniline (3b), when heated in dimethylformamide yielded 2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-nitroindazole (4a) and 2-phenyl-5-nitroindazole (4b), respectively. The structure of4b was confirmed by X-ray analysis. A stable phenoxyl radical was shown to originate from the oxidation of4a with lead (IV) dioxide.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1095–1097, June, 1994.     

Chemoselectivity of reactions of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone with phosphorylated derivatives of pyrogallol and oxyhydroquinone

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Phosphorylated derivatives of pyrogallol and oxyhydroquinone containing two phosphorus atoms, one of which is in the trivalent three-coordinate state, undergo...