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DFT study on reaction mechanism of di-tert-butylphenol to di-tert-butylhydroxybenzoic acid

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STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
卷 33, 期 2, 页码 601-606

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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11224-021-01874-z

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Kolbe-Schmitt; 2; 6-Di-tert-butylphenol; 2; 4-Di-tert-butylphenol; Reaction mechanism

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  1. Open Research Program of Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of Gansu Province
  2. Key Research and Development Plan of Gansu Province [21YF5GA005]

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Experimental studies on the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction and its side reactions have made progress, but theoretical studies are lacking. The study found that there is a dynamic equilibrium between the main product and side product for 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, while for 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol, the main product is thermodynamically favorable but the side product is kinetically favorable.
Experimental studies on the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction and its side reactions have made great progresses; however, the relative theoretical studies fall behind. In order to study the mechanism of the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction with 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol and 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol as reactants, we carried out theoretical calculation studies at the M06-2X/Def2-SVP/SMD level of theory using the Gaussian 09 D.01 software package. For the reactant 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, there is a dynamic equilibrium between the main product and side product, which can rapidly transform into each other at 160 degrees C by crossing the Gibbs free energy barrier of 14.1 kcal/mol. Moreover, the relative Gibbs free energy of the main product and side product is close; both of them may be observed in the experimental system. However, for 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol, the main product is thermodynamically favorable due to its lower Gibbs free energy, while the side product is kinetically favorable due to the lower activation energy barrier; the main product and the side product compete with each other. We hope the study can shed light on the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction.

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