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HRID 280989Generated: October 26, 2026

Benzyl Chloride → Methylbis(phenylmethyl)benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductMethylbis(phenylmethyl)benzeneHCID 303439761.3%

Reaction Steps

To a reaction vessel were added 2500 g of toluene and 50 g of FeCl3 and reaction was carried out for 3 hours by adding 1500 g of benzyl chloride with stirring at room temperature. After the reaction, the catalyst was deactivated and 660 g of dibenzyltoluene was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04591948
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_05
ORD IDord-ebea58e4aaa9401d84cda982d468cbbe
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_05