Benzene → Cumene

HRID 1006385Notes

Reaction equation

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

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 241Benzene

HCID 8252Propylene2×

Product 1

HCID 7406Cumene

Procedure

comprises reacting a dilute propylene stream in line 1200 with a benzene feed stream in line 1205 in a dilute propylene alkylation zone 1210 to produce a raw cumene stream in line 1215. This step can be accomplished by any means know in the art.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-d03d398b837c4df8821faee1d3965732
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2004_09
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US06790342B1

Reaction notes

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