Benzene → 1-Octene

HRID 354528

Reaction equation

HRID 354528 reaction equation
C1C=CC=CC=1.C=C.[CH2:9]([C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]([CH2:17]C)=[CH:13][CH:12]=1)[CH3:10].C(C1C=CC=CC=1)C>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH2:10]=[CH:9][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16].[CH2:9]([C:11]1[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]([CH3:17])=[CH:13][CH:12]=1)[CH3:10]

Participants

7

Reactant 4

HCID 241BenzeneHCID 6325EthyleneHCID 7500EthylbenzeneHCID 77341,4-Diethylbenzene

Product 2

HCID 81251-OcteneHCID 121601-Ethyl-4-Methylbenzene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

For example, benzene and ethylene at a mole ratio of 1:2 to 10:1 yield p-diethylbenzene besides ethylbenzene. (p=400 psig, Temp.=800° F.); toluene and 1-octene yield p-ethyltoluene and a mixture of n- and isopropyl toluene rich in p-isomer.

Workup

  1. custom(p=400 psig, Temp.=800° F.)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6dcc32d5394f433090e65db3ef038c64
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_03
Patent number
US04375458

Linked notes

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