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HRID 1577707Generated: November 4, 2026

Naphthalene → 1-(1-Methylethyl)naphthalene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNaphthaleneHCID 931—
ReactantP-CymeneHCID 7463—
Product1-(1-Methylethyl)naphthaleneHCID 22535—

Reaction Steps

Reaction was carried out similarly as in Example 11, but using p-cymene to transalkylate naphthalene. Yield of isopropylnaphthalene obtained was 21%, with 90% β- and 10% α-isopropylnaphthalene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04288646
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_09
ORD IDord-9ec41ac167904cc0832b6b3ca148db89
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_09