Synthesis of 3,3′,5,5′-Tetra-tert-butyl-4,4′-stilbenequinone and Its Catalytic Activity in the Liquid-Phase Oxidation of Inorganic Sulfides

Abstract

The oxidation of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of potassium iodide gave 3,3′,5,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4′-stilbenequinone which catalyzed liquid-phase oxidation of sodium sulfide with oxygen more efficiently than did 3,3′,5,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4′-diphenoquinone.