Toluene → 1-Ethyl-4-Methylbenzene

HRID 374724

Reaction equation

HRID 374724 reaction equation
[N+]([O-])([O-])=O.[Ca+2].[N+]([O-])([O-])=O.[C:10]1([CH3:16])[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1.[CH3:17][C:18]1[CH:19]=[CH:20][C:21]([CH3:24])=[CH:22][CH:23]=1>ClCCl>[CH2:16]([C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1)[CH3:17].[CH2:17]([C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][C:21]([CH3:24])=[CH:20][CH:19]=1)[CH3:10]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 1140TolueneHCID 7809P-XyleneHCID 24963Calcium nitrate

Product 2

HCID 7500EthylbenzeneYield 86%HCID 121601-Ethyl-4-MethylbenzeneYield 89%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6344DichloromethaneSolvent

Procedure

Pilot-scale treatments also support the laboratory incubations. The addition of calcium nitrate to the sediments of the Dofasco Boatslip in 1992 resulted in the biodegradation of several organic compounds (mean of three samples, reductions as follows; toluene 80%, ethylbenzene 86%, m/p-xylene 76%, 3/4-ethyltoluene 89%, and dichloromethane 65%) (FIG. 29). These relatively rapid biodegradation rates are similar to those reported in laboratory studies where nitrate was added to enhance biodegradation (Hutchins 1991).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-815d51115fc74d2f826bc2eee2c15095
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_01
Patent number
US05481815

Linked notes

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