Aromatic transformation process
US5210353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C6/126
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is provided for transaralkylating a class of starting compounds comprised of aryl-substituted lower alkanes and aryl-substituted fused alkylene ring compounds to produce derivatives of such compounds wherein benzyl substituents thereof have different alkyl substituents compared to the starting compounds. The process is carried out by admixing such a starting compound with a lower alkyl-substituted aromatic compound under liquid phase conditions in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst. The process makes possible new and economical routes for synthesizing desired lower alkyl-substituted benzyl group containing compounds, such as 2,2-di(lower alkyl-substituted) phenyl propanes and 1,3,3-trimethyl-1-(lower alkyl-substituted)-phenyl indans. Thus, there is provided a three-step process for making dixylylpropane from alpha methyl styrene and also a two-step process for making 1,3,3,6-tetramethyl-1-o-xylyl indan from alpha-4-dimethyl styrene. Provided also is a process for preparing 3,3',4,4'-dixylylmethane from a mixture of isomeric dixylylmethanes.
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