Toluene → Isobutylbenzene

HRID 2226325Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2226325 reaction equation
[CH2:1]=[CH:2][CH3:3].[C:4]1([CH3:10])[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1>>[CH2:10]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)[CH:2]([CH3:3])[CH3:1]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 1140TolueneHCID 8252Propylene

Product 1

HCID 10870Isobutylbenzene

Conditions

Temperature
163 °C

Procedure

In a 300 ml autoclave equipped with a magnetic stirrer, Solid Base A (4.07 g) and toluene (79.5 g) were charged under nitrogen and then liquid propylene (70 ml) was injected under pressure. The mixture was stirred at 163° C. for 6 hours to obtain isobutylbenzene (hereinafter referred to as "IBB").

Workup

  1. customIn a 300 ml autoclave equipped with a magnetic stirrer

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0293e73802a64523bc7329fac55bf39b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_09
Patent number
US05347062

Reaction notes

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