Sodium tert butoxide

[Granger]

Ok, i seem to understand there are two syno coversions, one using lye, which yields TNE, the other using STB, which yields T-prop. I found a link that sells STB, but how, and how much to use?

https://www1.fishersci.com/Coupon?gid=192235&cid=1334

[Granger]

ok, didnt mean to step on D's toes...my bad.
i know that EB is a phenol and TP is not, and because of its acidity<sp> can be made soluble in water with a base substance. Bicarbonate is too weak to be effective,if at all, and lye is too strong to leave the esters on the target substance. Im just looking for the "happy medium"....<pun>.

[Andy13]

ok, didnt mean to step on D's toes...my bad.
i know that EB is a phenol and TP is not, and because of its acidity<sp> can be made soluble in water with a base substance. Bicarbonate is too weak to be effective,if at all, and lye is too strong to leave the esters on the target substance. Im just looking for the "happy medium"....<pun>.

Shhh !


Actually, EB is esterified at its phenol-OH rather than the allicyclic OH. If it were the other way around, simple carbonate extraction would ionize and remove the phenol...