A na-ejikarị ya dị ka antioxidant, ihe nchebe osisi, resin sịntetik, ọgwụ, pesticide intermediate na akụrụngwa nke ekpomeekpo na ísì ụtọ.

p-tert-butylcatechol bụ ezigbo ngwaahịa kemịkal dị mkpa nwere ọtụtụ ngwa. Ngwakọta ya na-adaberekarị na usoro alkylation nke catechol. Dị ka nchọpụta akwụkwọ si kwuo, usoro alkylation maka njikọ nke p-tert-butylcatechol nwere ogologo oge mmeghachi omume, nnukwu ume ike, nnukwu mmebi nke akụrụngwa, na mmetọ gburugburu ebe obibi nke usoro nkewa ngwaahịa kpatara. Àgwà ndị a anaghị emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ maka mmepụta mmepụta ihe na kemịkalụ ndụ ndụ. The hydroxylation nke phenols na hydrogen peroxide nwere nwayọọ mmeghachi omume ọnọdụ, mfe na ọnụ ala akụrụngwa, na elu gburugburu ebe obibi enyi na enyi, nke na-ezute chọrọ nke green kemịkal. N'ime ha, a na-emepụta usoro hydroxylation nke phenol, na ọmụmụ ihe ọmụmụ nke mmeghachi omume benzene hydroxylation na-etokwa nke ọma. Agbanyeghị, hydroxylation kpọmkwem nke p-tert-butylphenol nwere hydrogen peroxide iji kwadebe p-tert-butylcatechol ka akọpụtala obere oge.