Toluene → Isobutylbenzene

HRID 2372108Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2372108 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
164 °C

Procedure

In a 300 ml autoclave equipped with a magnetic stirrer, Solid Base A-1 (2.86 g) and toluene (80 g) were charged under nitrogen and then liquid propylene (70 ml) was injected under pressure. The mixture was stirred at 164° 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-5e77befa98724f5f8c4b4d115b0ab1ff
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1992_03
Patent number
US05097088

Reaction notes

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