Pentane → Octane

HRID 2296264Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2296264 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4]C.[CH3:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH3:11]>CCCCCCC>[CH3:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][CH3:4].[CH3:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:1][CH3:2]

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 8003PentaneHCID 8058Hexane

Product 2

HCID 356OctaneHCID 7843Butane

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8900HeptaneSolvent

Procedure

In this manner, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane and possibly octane would be formed. Thus, a methylene-alkane insertion chain reaction would be produced, to provide a high carbon chain hydrocarbon gas and/or liquid mixture 30.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e91f74af93cb4cd7a17e0a4f6ef84e8b
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1984_01
Patent number
US04428905

Reaction notes

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