2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-nonylphenol(DTBNP) was synthesized from 4-n-nonyl phenol and isobutylene, etc. using self-made composite super acid as catalyst. The appropriate technology conditions are as follows: reaction temperature is 60-80 , reaction time is 4h, n 4-n-nonyl phenol : n Isobutylene = 1: 2 and the amount of catalysts is 0.019% of the quantity of 4-n-nonyl phenol reactant, the yield can reach to 98%.Keywords: Liquid antioxidant DTBNP, 4-n-nonyl phenol, isobutylene, composite super acid, catalyst.2, 6-Di-tert-butyl-4-nonylphenol (DTBNP) is a new kind of liquid hindered phenolic antioxidants. It does not have the defects shared by the traditional solid antioxidants (BHT and T501) such as low dispersibility in protective solute, yellowing and decoloring, and short time of antioxidation [1,2], because DTBNP has a higher molecular weight than the traditional phenolic antioxidants. It has low volatility and could keep liquid state at room temperature. Therefore much attention has been focused on the research of liquid hindered phenolic antioxidants [3,4].In this research, 4-n-nonyl phenol, isobutylene and selfmade composite super acid was used to catalyze the alkylation reaction in order to synthesize DTBNP. As a parent substance of liquid hindered phenolic antioxidants, DTBNP combined with other functional additives can be made into various liquid anti-oxidizers.