Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of a Novel Tetraphenolic Compound as a Potential Antioxidant

• Main Authors: Mengqi Xu (Author), Pengcheng Meng (Author), Hongyan Wang (Author), Jun Liu (Author), Tao Guo (Author), Zhenjie Zhu (Author), Yanlan Bi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A novel antioxidant containing four hydroxyl groups, namely 2,2'-(2-methylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(hydroquinone) (MPBHQ), was synthesized using hydroquinone and methylallyl alcohol as the raw materials, phosphoric acid as the catalyst, and toluene as the solvent system. The structure of MPBHQ was c...