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HRID 1646839Generated: October 29, 2026

Propylbenzene → beta-Methylstyrene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropylbenzeneHCID 7668—
ReactantMethylphenylacetyleneHCID 69601—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
Solvent1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
Productbeta-MethylstyreneHCID 1250082%

Reaction Steps

In 1.0 ml of DME were heated 1.0 mmol of 1-phenyl-1-propyne and 0.01 mmol of tetraethylammonium μ-hydride-bis(pentacarbonylchromium(O)) at 100° C. and at a hydrogen pressure of 50 atm for 13 hours with stirring. GLC analysis of the reaction mixture revealed that propylbenzene and β-methylstyrene were produced in a yield of 82% and 11%, respectively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05182246
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_01
ORD IDord-7df7fc137a444841bd5934861873a634
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_01