Lithium 2,6 dimethylphenoxide, from 2,6-dimethylphenol

Lithium 2,6 dimethylphenoxide, from 2,6-dimethylphenol, 46,115 methylation of, to form 2,6,6-tri-methyl 2,4 cyclohexadienone, 46, US... 

A. Lithium 2,6-dimethylphenoxide. In a 300-ml. flask, equipped with a magnetic stirrer and a reflux condenser and flushed with nitrogen, are placed 150 ml. of toluene (freshly distilled from sodium), 1.40 g. (0.202 mole) of lithium metal (Note 1) and 25.0 g. (0.205 mole) of resublimed 2,6-dimethylphenol. The mixture... 

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