Abstract
The products of the reaction of t-butoxy radicals with 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol and 2,6-di-t-butylphenol in carbon tetrachloride have been analyzed quantitatively. There is a satisfactory agreement between the measured and calculated yields of t-butanol with both phenols. The deuterium isotope effect (kh/kd) for abstraction of the phenolic hydrogen from 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol is about 6.4.