Bis(1-methylethyl)benzene → Cumene

HRID 1492103Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1492103 reaction equation

[CH:1]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]=1C(C)C)([CH3:3])[CH3:2]>C1C=CC=CC=1>[C:4]1([CH:1]([CH3:3])[CH3:2])[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 11345Bis(1-methylethyl)benzene

Product 1

HCID 7406Cumene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 241BenzeneSolvent

Procedure

The process of claim 1 wherein benzene is transalkylated with diisopropylbenzene under liquid phase conditions to produce cumene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-25ba5458fbb546e080e0c611aa9f10f3
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1994_12
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05371310

Reaction notes

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