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HRID 2198377Generated: October 30, 2026

Toluene → 1-Ethyl-4-Methylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantEthyleneHCID 6325—
Solvent1-Ethyl-2-MethylbenzeneHCID 11903—
Product1-Ethyl-4-MethylbenzeneHCID 12160—

Reaction Steps

Toluene and ethylene were reacted over the Ba-modified ZSM-11 at 400° C. The feed WHSV for toluene was 7.0 and for ethylene was 0.5. Conversion of toluene was 5.3% and the yield of para-ethyltoluene in the ethyltoluene produced was 89.0%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04357264
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_11
ORD IDord-cafcac6b4aa243d18db01b9898a29636
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_11