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HRID 1003150Generated: November 1, 2026

Toluene → Propylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantEthyleneHCID 6325—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
ProductPropylbenzeneHCID 7668—
ProductIsobutylbenzeneHCID 10870—

Reaction Steps

Particularly preferred reactions are that of toluene with ethene or propene to give propylbenzene or isobutylbenzene, that of cumene with ethene to give tert-amylbenzene, and that of xylenes with butadiene to give 5-tolylpentenes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06046130
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_04
ORD IDord-48203f3a21f34dffb55e73acb6f76923
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_04