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HRID 864692Generated: October 31, 2026

Benzene → Cumene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzeneHCID 241—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
ProductCumeneHCID 7406—

Reaction Steps

When benzene is alkylated with propylene to produce cumene, the reaction may also take place under liquid phase conditions including a temperature of from about 10° C. to about 125° C., a pressure of from about 1 to about 30 atmospheres, and an aromatic hydrocarbon weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of from 5 hr-1 to about 50 hr-1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05563311
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_10
ORD IDord-6f9243ab94634e3e8f5b0a154d3c0fb6
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_10