Treatment of 1∶1 mixtures of phenol and linear alkenes in the
presence of an acidic promoter in CHCl3 at room temperature
results in ortho-regioselective monoalkylation producing
sec-alkylphenols in 48–60% yield. In similar reactions,
branched alkenes lead exclusively to the corresponding
para-tert-alkylphenols in 80–85% yield. Addition of
increasing amounts of potassium phenolate to the reacting system reduces
the protic acidity and promotes ortho-regioselective
tert-alkylation. These results are tentatively explained in terms
of competition of ‘H-bond-template’ and
‘charge-controlled’ mechanisms.
在室温下,
苯酚与直链烯烃的1:1混合物在
CHCl3中加入酸性
促进剂处理后,会进行邻位区域选择性单烷基化反应,生成次烷基
苯酚,产率可达48-60%。类似反应中,支链烯烃则仅产生相应的对叔烷基
苯酚,产率为80-85%。向反应体系中添加越来越多的
苯酚钾,会降低质子酸度并促进邻位区域选择性的叔烷基化反应。这些结果初步解释为“氢键模板”和“电荷控制”机制之间的竞争。