Er. Milaeva et al., Organometallic derivatives of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenols as specific inhibitors of methyl oleate oxidation, RUSS CHEM B, 50(6), 2001, pp. 1097-1100
2,6-Di-tert-butylphenols containing the Pt-SnCl3 and Pt-GeCl3 groups in the
para position exert a dual effect on the oxidation of methyl oleate by mol
ecular oxygen. Initially, these compounds act as antioxidants producing the
corresponding phenoxyl radicals whose decomposition is accompanied by elim
ination of SnCl2 and GeCl2, which are oxidation promoters.