Toluene → 1-Ethyl-2-Methylbenzene

HRID 839339

Reaction equation

HRID 839339 reaction equation
[CH2:1]=[CH2:2].[C:3]1([CH3:9])[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=1>>[CH2:1]([C:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[CH3:9])[CH3:2]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 1140TolueneHCID 6325Ethylene

Product 1

HCID 119031-Ethyl-2-Methylbenzene

Procedure

In a manner similar to the preceding examples, 3.25 grams of HZSM-5 but having a crystallite size of about 2 microns was mixed with 1.75 grams of alumina binder and extruded to produce a 1/16 inch cylindrical particle. The extrudate with a volume of 8.5 ml. was diluted with 4 volumes of low surface area quartz and tested for its ability to alkylate toluene with ethylene to yield ethyltoluene. The conditions of reaction and results are shown in Table III below.

Workup

  1. additionwas mixed with 1.75 grams of alumina binder
  2. customto produce a 1/16 inch cylindrical particle

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4d65005656834fcbbeb630f228fb2266
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_06
Patent number
US04094921

Linked notes

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