$ 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, alternatively known as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), is used as an antioxidant in foods to"retard spoilage" ( synthesized industrially from 4-methylphenol by reaction with 2-methylpropene in the presence of phosphoric acid. Propose a mechanism for this reaction. ВНT is OH OH H&PO, 4-Methylphenol 2-Methylpropene (p-Cresol) 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol "Butylated hydroxytoluene" (BHT)

$ 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, alternatively known as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), is used as an antioxidant in foods to"retard spoilage" ( synthesized industrially from 4-methylphenol by reaction with 2-methylpropene in the presence of phosphoric acid. Propose a mechanism for this reaction. ВНT is OH OH H&PO, 4-Methylphenol 2-Methylpropene (p-Cresol) 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol "Butylated hydroxytoluene" (BHT)

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$ 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, alternatively known as butylated hydroxytoluene
(BHT), is used as an antioxidant in foods to"retard spoilage" (
synthesized industrially from 4-methylphenol by reaction with 2-methylpropene in the
presence of phosphoric acid. Propose a mechanism for this reaction.
ВНT is
OH
OH
H&PO,
4-Methylphenol 2-Methylpropene
(p-Cresol)
2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol
"Butylated hydroxytoluene"
(BHT)

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