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HRID 1764154Generated: October 31, 2026

Toluene → Ethylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantBoronHCID 5462311—
ReactantCID 19593658HCID 19593658—
ProductEthylbenzeneHCID 7500—
ProductStyreneHCID 7501—

Reaction Steps

The results indicate the boron-containing catalyst was successfully used for reacting trioxane and toluene to form styrene and ethylbenzene. The trioxane utilized was s-trioxane, m.p. 58°-60° C., mol. wt. 90.08.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04115424
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_09
ORD IDord-6ef33c6da1e640d1b296a2add2a03336
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_09