Benzene → Cumene

HRID 2249325Notes

Reaction equation

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

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 241Benzene

HCID 8252Propylene

Product 1

HCID 7406Cumene

Procedure

U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,755,483 and 4,393,262 disclose the vapor phase reaction of propylene with benzene in the presence of zeolite ZSM-12, to produce isopropylbenzene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-e301ab209ca54d9a9c8ae610019a6cc2
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1991_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05043501

Reaction notes

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