alpha-Chloro-o-xylene → 1,1'-Methylenebis(2-methylbenzene)

HRID 1061118Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1061118 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8]Cl>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8][C:3]1[CH:4]=[CH:5][CH:6]=[CH:7][C:2]=1[CH3:1]

Participants

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Procedure

A German patent, Ger.Offen 2,547,030 (1977), disclosed the preparation of o-benzyl toluenes by the reaction of o-methylbenzyl halides with substituted benzenes in the presence of Al-silicate. The 2-CH3C6H4CH2Cl was stirred with toluene and Al-silicate (25% Al2O3) at 110° C. to give 81% 2-methylbenzyltoluene. According to a Japanese patent, JP 59,186,937 (1984), o-benzylphenol was prepared by the liquid phase reaction of benzyl alcohol with phenol in the presence of γ-Al2O3. For example 7.5 g γ-Al2O3 was added to a mixture of 32.5 g benzyl alcohol and 47 g phenol at 190° C. under stirring to give a product-containing 49.9% o-benzylphenol. A German Patent, Ger. Offen DE 3,700,917 (1988), disclosed the preparation of p-substituted o-benzylphenols by alkylation of p-substituted phenols with benzylalcohol in the presence of Na-Y type zeolite. A mixture of 0.5 mole 4-ClC6H4OH, 0.1 mole C6H5CH2OH and 0.6 g of Na-Y type zeolite was heated at 200° C. for 3 hrs to give 25.4% 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-99e1d5581f894e89a09e0e2ba2ffa707
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2003_02
Patent number
US06525226B2

Reaction notes

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