Quinones and quinone methides. X. The crystal structure of a dimeric oxidation product from 2,4-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]phenol

Abstract

The molecular structure of a minor oxidation product of the insect sterilant 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) 6-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]phenol has been established as (±)-cis-1,3,6,8-tetrakis(1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-4b,9b-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-4b,9b-dihydrobenzofuro[3,2-b]benzofuran by means of X-ray crystallographic analysis.