1586. 4-tert-Butylphenyl Salicylate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 87-18-3
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl ester; salicylic acid p-tert-butylphenyl ester; TBS.
C17H18O3; mol wt 270.32.
C 75.53%, H 6.71%, O 17.76%.

Description and references

Prepd from salicylic acid and p-tert-butylphenol in the presence of POCl3: Stoesser, Sommerfield, US 2606920 (1952 to Dow).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, slight odor resembling that of salol, mp 62-64°. Maximum light absorption at 290-330 nm. Soly (w/w): in water <0.1%; abs ethanol 79%; ethyl acetate 153%; methyl ethyl ketone 197%; toluene 158%; Stoddard solvent 39%.

Use

Light absorber in plastic food wrappings.