Cmd. Komen et F. Bickelhaupt, EASY PREPARATION OF 1,3-DI-TERT-BUTYLBENZENE AND SOME DERIVATIVES THEREOF, Synthetic communications, 26(9), 1996, pp. 1693-1697
1,3-Di-tert-butylbenzene (4) can conveniently be prepared from 1-bromo
-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzene (2) which, in turn, is obtained from the eas
ily available 1,3,5-tri-tert-butylbenzene (1). The use of 4 is illustr
ated by the preparation of the arylphosphines 6 and 7.