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HRID 435224Generated: October 30, 2026

Sodium Iodide → Biphenyl

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium IodideHCID 5238—
ReactantChlorobenzeneHCID 7964—
ProductBiphenylHCID 709523%

Reaction Steps

The procedure described in Example 13 was used except that the sodium iodide was omitted from the catalyst mixture, and the reaction time was 20 hours. Gas chromatograph analysis revealed that all of the chlorobenzene had been consumed to produce 77% benzene and 23% biphenyl.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04400566
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_08
ORD IDord-25017815fbc64c73b3e166a2872ce856
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_08