Chemistry of 1,2‐di‐tert. Butylbenzene and derivatives: Part II. Hydrogenation of 1,2‐di‐tert.butylbenzene on platinum and rhodium catalysts. Synthesis of cis‐ and trans‐1,2‐di‐tert.butylcyclohexane

The course of the hydrogenation of 1,2-di-tert.butylbenzene under the influence of rhodium and platinum catalysts has been investigated. Cis- and trans-1,2-di-tert.butylcyclohexane and the intermediate product 2,3-di-tert.-butylcyclohexene always appearing in the hydrogenations have been isolated and characterized. The rate of hydrogenation of 1,2-di-tert.butylbenzene has been compared with that of benzene and that of some 1,2-dialkylbenzenes.