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HRID 618477Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactantp-(2-Methylbutyl)tolueneHCID 10877446—
Reactant1-Methyl-4-(2-methylbut-1-en-1-yl)benzeneHCID 54293517—
CatalystChromium oxideHCID 165971—
Product2,6-DimethylnaphthaleneHCID 11387—

Reaction Steps

contacting p-(2-methylbutyl)toluene or p-(2-methylbutenyl)toluene under dehydrocyclization conditions with a catalyst comprising supported chromium oxide modified with K2CO3 to produce 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene with simultaneous fragmentation of C12-alkylindanes or -indenes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05952534
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_09
ORD IDord-002e8e07cba648c48dc795d0b8a21791
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_09