Abstract

p-Di-t-butoxybenzene (1) [p-di-tert-butoxybenzene; benzene, 1,4-di-tert-butoxy-; 1,4-bis(1,1-dimethyl-ethoxy)benzene; 1,4-benzenediol (or benzene-1,4-diol) di-tert-butyl ether; Chem. Abstr. number 15360-01-7] does not have the physical properties ascribed to it in the Dictionary of Organic Compounds, where it has been mistaken for 2,5-di-t-butylhydroquinone (4).