Benzene → Naphthalene

HRID 1649616Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1649616 reaction equation
C1C=CC=CC=1.[CH3:7][C:8]1[C:17]2[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=[CH:15][CH:16]=2)[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[CH:16]1[C:17]2[C:12](=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=2)[CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=1.[CH3:7][C:8]1[C:17]([CH3:16])=[C:12]([CH3:13])[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 241BenzeneHCID 70021-Methylnaphthalene

Product 2

HCID 931NaphthaleneHCID 106861,2,3-Trimethylbenzene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent2×

Procedure

The process of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 wherein said conversion is transalkylation of benzene and methylnaphthalene to form toluene and naphthalene or transalkylation of toluene and trimethylbenzene to form xylenes and said conversion conditions include a temperature of between about 650° F. and 1100° F., a pressure of between about 0 and about 1000 psig and a WHSV of between about 1 and about 20.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d6cfde2266ff41da839fd93c5203ef73
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_11
Patent number
US04418235

Reaction notes

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