Alpha-Methylstyrene → α-Methylstyrene dimer

HRID 726773Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 726773 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)=[CH2:3]>O>[CH3:3][C:2]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)=[CH2:1].[CH3:3][C:2]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)=[CH2:1]

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 7407Alpha-Methylstyrene

Product 1

HCID 22521α-Methylstyrene dimerYield 86.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent2×

Procedure

Heteropolyacids in the presence of water were reported to dimerized α-methylstyrene in Japanese patent application JP07/242,573 (CA 123.339126j). At 100° C., H3PW12O40 and water was reported to give 86.1% of α-methylstyrene dimer.

Workup

  1. customAt 100° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bb21f66bcd0b45ecb922f79d2a14219f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1998_01
Patent number
US05710225

Reaction notes

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