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HRID 1759450Generated: November 1, 2026

Hydrofluoric Acid → 5-Tert-butyl-m-xylene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrofluoric AcidHCID 14917—
Reactant2-Bromo-5-tert-butyl-1,3-dimethylbenzeneHCID 220364—
SolventM-XyleneHCID 7929—
Product5-Tert-butyl-m-xyleneHCID 7378—
Product2-Bromo-m-xyleneHCID 68471—

Reaction Steps

contacting the 2-bromo-1,3-dimethyl-5-tertiary-butylbenzene with meta-xylene in the presence of hydrogen fluoride at a temperature of from about 30° C. to about 60° C. and a pressure of from about 20 psig to about 100 psig to form 2-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene and 1,3-dimethyl-5-tertiary-butylbenzene;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04340757
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_07
ORD IDord-e26ba37ce2a745a9a9d91b4ce2957f95
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_07