Synthesis of defined endocrine-disrupting nonylphenol isomers for biological and environmental studies

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 813-821

  Boehme, Roswitha M ^a   Andries, Thomas ^b   Dötz, Karl Heinz ^b   Thiele, Bjoern ^a   Guenther, Klaus ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friedel Crafts alkylation; Grignard reaction; Isomer design; Nonylphenol synthesis; Quaternary nonylphenol isomers; Tertiary nonylphenol isomers

Indexed keywords

FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION; GRIGNARD REACTION; NONYLPHENOL ISOMERS; NONYLPHENOL SYNTHESIS; QUATERNARY NONYLPHENOL ISOMERS;

ALKYLATION; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOMERS; KETONES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WATER CONSERVATION;

PHENOLS;

4 (1 ETHYL 1 METHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1 ETHYL 1,3 DIMETHYPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1 ETHYL 1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBUTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1 ISOPROPYL 1 METHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1 ISOPROPYL 1,3 DIMETHYLBUTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1 METHYL 1 PROPYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,2 TRIMETHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,2,4 TETRAMETHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,3 TRIMETHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,3,4 TETRAMETHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,1,4 TRIMETHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,2 DIMETHYLHEPTYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,2,2 TRIMETHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,2,4 TRIMETHYLHEXYL)PHENOL; 4 (1,3 DIMETHYL 1 PROPYLBUTYL)PHENOL; 4 (2 ETHYL 1,1 DIMETHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 (2,2 DIMETHYLHEPTYL)PHENOL; 4 (3 ETHYL 1,1 DIMETHYLPENTYL)PHENOL; 4 METHOXYPHENYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4' METHOXYISOBUTYROPHENONE; BROMIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NONYLPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PCB;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DEMETHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS;

EID: 77954762469     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.03.064     Document Type: Article

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