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HRID 1744039Generated: October 29, 2026

Isobutylene → 2,4,4-Trimethyl-1-pentene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIsobutyleneHCID 8255—
Solvent2,2,4-TrimethylpentaneHCID 10907—
Product2,4,4-Trimethyl-1-penteneHCID 7868—
Product2,4,4,6,6-Pentamethyl-2-hepteneHCID 170244—

Reaction Steps

Isobutylene is dimerized according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,877,372 at a temperature of 190° F. to produce a stream of 49.2 wt. % diisobutylene (DIB) and 1.5 wt. % triisobutylene (TIB) in isooctane. The product diisobutylene stream contains 700 ppb of sulfur.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07012167B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_03
ORD IDord-60d3ca74bd15496f91b29eadfc615366
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_03