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HRID 1594545Generated: November 5, 2026

Toluene → Propylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantEthyleneHCID 6325—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
ProductPropylbenzeneHCID 7668—
ProductIsobutylbenzeneHCID 10870—

Reaction Steps

Particular preference is given to the reaction of toluene with ethene or propene to give propylbenzene or isobutylbenzene, the reaction of cumene with ethene to give tert-amylbenzene and the reaction of xylenes with butadiene to give 5-tolylpentenes, and the reaction of p-xylene with 1-butene or 2-butene to give 1-tolyl-2-methylbutane.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06284704B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_09
ORD IDord-f61975367f72440183c9574c9bacbd18
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_09