2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is used as intermediate for synthetic vitamin E. It is used for manufacturing 2, 3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone. It is used as intermediate for antioxidants and plastics. It is used as a comonomer for the modification of polyphenylene oxide resins.
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Applications
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is used as intermediate for synthetic vitamin E. It is used for manufacturing 2, 3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone. It is used as intermediate for antioxidants and plastics. It is used as a comonomer for the modification of polyphenylene oxide resins.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol.
Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents. Store in a cool, dry conditions in a well sealed container. Store at room temperature.
RUO – Research Use Only
O.A. Kholdeeva; A.V. Golovin; R.I. Maksimovskaya; I.V. Kozhevnikov. Oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol in the presence of molybdovanadophosphoric heteropoly acids. Journal of Molecular Catalysis.1992, 75 235-244.
Katsuomi Takehira; Masao Shimizu; Yoshihito Watanabe; Hideo Orita; Takashi Hayakawa. A novel oxygenation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol to trimethyl-p-benzoquinone by dioxygen with copper(II) chloride/amine hydrochloride catalyst. Tetrahedron Letters.1989, 30 6691-6692.