Benzene methyl ketone → Cumene

HRID 43334Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 43334 reaction equation
[H][H].[H][H].[CH3:5][C:6]([CH3:8])=O.[CH:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1.CC(C)=O>>[C:9]1([CH:6]([CH3:8])[CH3:5])[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 22015841Benzene methyl ketoneHCID 178418361HCID 178418361, compound2×HCID 178459947HCID 178459947, compound

Product 1

HCID 7406Cumene

Procedure

The pressure was increased to 4.5 MPa with hydrogen. Under a stream of hydrogen at 8.3 ml/min, a benzene/acetone (5/1 molar ratio) mixture liquid was passed at 175° C. at a rate of 0.50 g/h (WHSV=0.07/h, hydrogen/acetone molar ratio=20).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-98734de7baf346cb97e7d9707aaf6886
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_09
Patent number
US08536394B2

Reaction notes

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