3,5-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-benzenepropanoic Acid C7-9-Branched Alkyl Esters

Applications Octyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate (cas# 125643-61-0) is an intermediate in synthesizing 7,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione (D493755), an antioxidant naturally found in aerial parts of Gmelina asiatica Linn (Verbenaceae). It is also found in essential oils of some Stachys species from Mediterranean area. It is an impurity of Irganox used in the food packaging. References Merlin, N., et al.: Pharmacogn. Res., 1, 152 (2009); Conforti, F., et al.: Food Chem., 116, 898 (2009), Riquet, A. et al.: Food Chem., 199, 59 (2016);