Abstract
Phenol was alkylated with menthol in the presence of organoaluminium catalysts such as aluminium phenoxide and aluminium isopropoxide. Reaction products were isolated and characterized. Certain features of the process were determined.
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The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 07-03-01132), the President of the Russian Federation (Program of Support for Leading Scientific Schools, Grant NSh-4028.2008.3), and a grant from the Urals Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 363–366, July–August, 2008.
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Chukicheva, I.Y., Fedorova, I.V., Koroleva, A.A. et al. Reaction of menthol and phenol in the presence of aluminium alkoxides. Chem Nat Compd 44, 450–454 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-008-9085-0
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