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HRID 1649616Generated: November 3, 2026

Benzene → Naphthalene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
Reactant1-MethylnaphthaleneHCID 7002—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductNaphthaleneHCID 931—
Product1,2,3-TrimethylbenzeneHCID 10686—

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04418235
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_11
ORD IDord-d6cfde2266ff41da839fd93c5203ef73
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_11