A study on alkylation of phenol with isano oil

Abstract Phenol was alkylated with isano oil under both acidic and basic conditions. The products were studied with infrared and NMR spectroscopy. Both olefinic and acetylenic bonds apparently participated in the alkylation reactions. The phenol added 1,2 across these bonds mainly at the aromatic nucleus and predominantly in the ortho position. No vinyl ethers could be detected when KOH was used as the catalyst.