O-Xylene → Benzene, m-dibutyl-

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Reaction Steps

To 2.00 g (13.60 mmole) of m-dichlorobenzene, 0.050 g (0.065 mmoles) of [NitriphosCl]PF6 in 20 mL of ether at -78° C. was added 7.0 mL (14.0 mmoles) of 2M nBuMgCl in ether. The mixture was refluxed for 2 hrs. Then, 0.841 g of o-xylene was added as an internal standard and GC analysis on Column A (70° C. (0 min), 16°/min to 220° C.) yielded 68% of 1-chloro, 3-n-butylbenzene and 23% of 1,3-di-n-butylbenzene which was confirmed by GC/MS.

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