Side‐Chain Alkylation of Toluene with Ethylene

Abstract

cipitate is filtered off and the filtrate is evaporated to remove solvent ; the oily residue is distilled at 14O0C/O.4 torr [yield of (6) : 0.20g (64%); colorless stable oil].

Bases and Basic Materials in Industrial and Environmental Chemistry: A Review of Commercial Processes

“…240 Similar reactions occur with ethylene. 241 In similar industrial processes, ortho-xylene reacts with 1,3-butadiene to form 5-tolyl-2-pentene with fixed-bed K/CaO (AMOCO process) or Na/Na 2 CO 3 catalysts at 140 °C (Teijin process). 215,216 Ketonization of carboxylic acids represents an industrial process for the synthesis of several ketones.…”

“…Heterogeneous catalysts consisting of potassium on alumina and magnesia or cesium on nanoporous carbon are also active for this reaction . Similar reactions occur with ethylene . In similar industrial processes, ortho -xylene reacts with 1,3-butadiene to form 5-tolyl-2-pentene with fixed-bed K/CaO (AMOCO process) or Na/Na 2 CO 3 catalysts at 140 °C (Teijin process). , …”