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HRID 483918Generated: October 30, 2026

Toluene → Isobutylbenzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
ProductIsobutylbenzeneHCID 10870—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature163 °C

Reaction Steps

In a 300 ml autoclave equipped with a magnetic stirrer, Solid Base A (4.07 g) and toluene (79.5 g) were charged under nitrogen and then liquid propylene (70 ml) was injected under pressure. The mixture was stirred at 163° C. for 6 hours to obtain isobutylbenzene (hereinafter referred to as "IBB").

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05227559
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_07
ORD IDord-480e06a8c775424ebe173fa89da43002
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_07