Abstract
Acid-promoted condensation of 4-
tert-butyl-2-hydroxylaminoanisole with
p-
tert-butylphenol resulted in the formation of 5,5′-di-
tert-butyl-2,2′-dihydroxydiphenylamine upon demethylation with BBr
3. Protection of the acidic phenol unit was required to isolate the acid labile
N-arylhydroxylamine intermediate.
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