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HRID 1577705Generated: October 25, 2026

Naphthalene → 1-(1-Methylethyl)naphthalene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNaphthaleneHCID 931—
ReactantCumeneHCID 7406—
Product1-(1-Methylethyl)naphthaleneHCID 22535—

Reaction Steps

Reaction was carried out as in Example 4, but by reacting naphthalene with cumene in a molar ratio of 1 to 0.8 for 4 hours. Yield of isopropylnaphthalene obtained was 37%%, with an isomer distribution of 92% β- and 8% α.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04288646
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_09
ORD IDord-9053c63fd05b492db53da8781a52b2d1
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_09