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HRID 1075135Generated: October 25, 2026

Benzene → Sec-Butylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
Reactant1-ButeneHCID 7844—
ReactantCeriumHCID 23974—
ProductSec-ButylbenzeneHCID 8680—

Reaction Steps

When benzene was reacted with 1-butene at 130° C. using a cerium-exchanged Linde 13X zeolite catalyst, 2-phenyl butane was obtained with 97.3% selectivity without SO2. Upon addition of SO2, the selectivity increased to greater than 99%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04395372
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_07
ORD IDord-9138f236d713442d81428976db2ecb6c
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_07