Ethanol → 1,2-Diethylbenzene

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Reaction Steps

Argon gas is then flowed over the coked zeolite catalyst, and a reaction mixture of ethylbenzene and ethanol is injected into the reaction chamber to produce diethylbenzene, which is then removed from within the reaction chamber. The reaction temperature is preferably between approximately 250° C. and approximately 400° C. at a gas pressure between approximately 1.0 atmospheres and approximately 5.0 atmospheres. The ethylbenzene and ethanol are preferably provided in a molar ratio of between 1 to 1 and 1 to 6.

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