Benzene → Cumene

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Reaction Steps

When benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, the reaction may also take place under liquid phase conditions including a temperature of up to about 150° C., e.g., from about 10° C. to about 125° C., a pressure of from about 1 to about 30 atmospheres, and an aromatic hydrocarbon weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of from 5 hr-1 to about 50 hr-1.

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