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HRID 236803Generated: October 30, 2026

Nitrobenzene → Quinoline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitrobenzeneHCID 7416—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
ProductQuinolineHCID 7047—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature220 °C

Reaction Steps

Twenty grams of nitrobenzene, 1.1 grams of iodo (4-iodophenyl) bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium catalyst and 39 grams of liquified propylene was placed in a 300 ml. stainless steel rocking autoclave and cooled to -78° C. The vessel was sealed and heated to 220° C. This temperature was maintained for 24 hours. The autoclave was then cooled and vented. The reaction mixture removed from the autoclave was analyzed by gas chromatography and found to contain 0.32 grams of quinoline (1.9% efficiency) 5.8 grams of aniline (44.0% efficiency) and 2.8 grams of unreacted nitrobenzene.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04157445
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_06
ORD IDord-43e7917e452f4ed7be8105469337554a
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_06