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HRID 620974Generated: October 30, 2026

(1-Chloro-1-methylethyl)benzene → Alpha-Methylstyrene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(1-Chloro-1-methylethyl)benzeneHCID 70281—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductAlpha-MethylstyreneHCID 740786.9%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature110 °C

Reaction Steps

In a flask fitted with a strirrer 500 ml of water is heated to 110° C., and 250 g of cumyl chloride is added dropwise over a period of 6 h. Continuous distillation is carried out through the column described in Example 1, yielding 166 g of alpha-methylstyrene and 190 ml of water.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04822946
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_04
ORD IDord-3789fe33162940cb99f153bb926efa06
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_04