Attempt to Synthesize Hindered 2,4,6-Tri-Aryloxy-s-Triazines: Bis(2,4-di-tert-Butylphenyl) Carbonate - Crystal Structure

Some less hindered 2,4,6-tri-aryloxy-s-triazines were synthesized through the reaction of the corresponding phenols as a starting materials with cyanogen bromide (BrCN) to obtain the corresponding arylcyanates and then trimerized. Unexpectedly, 2,4-di-tert-butyl-1-cyanatobenzene derived from 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol did not trimerize but, indeed, yielded bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) carbonate. The structures of 2,4,6-tri-aryloxy-s-triazines and bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) carbonate were characterized by means of IR, H-1, and C-13 NMR spectroscopies. Also the structure of the latter compound was studied by X-ray crystallography.