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HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 1637568Generated: October 31, 2026

Toluene → Propylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

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

Reaction Steps

Particularly preferred reactions are those of toluene with ethene or propene to give propylbenzene or isobutylbenzene, that of cumene with ethene to give tert-amylbenzene and those xylenes with butadiene to give 5-tolylpentenes.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06043189
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_03
ORD IDord-daf03857366f4fd4ae3cfc0e20bb35ec
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_03