Benzene, 1,4-dichloro-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)- → 2,5-Dichlorotoluene

HRID 620957Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 620957 reaction equation
[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[C:6](C(C)C)[C:5]([Cl:11])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH3:12]>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([Cl:11])=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH3:12]

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 93466Benzene, 1,4-dichloro-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-

Product 1

HCID 295722,5-Dichlorotoluene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 1140TolueneSolvent

Procedure

In the next step, the obtained 2,5-dichloro-4-t-alkyltoluene or 2,5-dichloro-4-isopropyltoluene is brought into contact with toluene, thereby subjecting to transalkylation, disconnecting the t-alkyl group or the isopropyl group from the mother compound to obtain 2,5-dichlorotoluene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b6da62f283d4463880069f87192252ac
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_04
Patent number
US04822928

Reaction notes

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