1595-11-5

Usage

Uses

Used in Fuel Industry:
O-BUTYLTOLUENE is used as a component in the production of fuel oils. Its presence in fuel oils enhances the overall performance and efficiency of the fuel, making it a valuable addition to the industry.
Used in Biofuel Production:
O-BUTYLTOLUENE is also utilized in the preparation of biofuels. As a component of biofuel, it contributes to the development of more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and promoting a cleaner energy future.
Used in Flammable Gas Preparation:
Furthermore, O-BUTYLTOLUENE is employed in the preparation of flammable gases. Its flammability and compatibility with other gases make it a suitable candidate for use in various applications where flammable gases are required, such as in certain industrial processes and energy production.

InChI:InChI=1/C11H16/c1-3-4-8-11-9-6-5-7-10(11)2/h5-7,9H,3-4,8H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 106-94-5 propyl bromide 
• 89-92-9 2-methylbenzyl bromide 
• 95-46-5 2-methylphenyl bromide 
• 15366-08-2 s-butylmagnesium chloride 
• 42930-39-2 n-butylzinc chloride 
• 109-65-9 1-bromo-butane 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 13152-41-5 butylcycloheptanone 
• 611-15-4 1-methyl-2-vinyl-benzene 
• 97-93-8 triethylaluminum 
• 4426-47-5 butylboronic acid 
• 95-49-8 2-methylchlorobenzene 
• 529-19-1 2-Methylbenzonitrile 
• 693-03-8 n-butyl magnesium bromide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Photoredox-Assisted Reductive Cross-Coupling: Mechanistic Insight into Catalytic Aryl-Alkyl Cross-Couplings

Here, we describe a photoredox-assisted catalytic system for the direct reductive coupling of two carbon electrophiles. Recent advances have shown that nickel catalysts are active toward the coupling of sp3-carbon electrophiles and that well-controlled, light-driven coupling systems are possible. Our system, composed of a nickel catalyst, an iridium photosensitizer, and an amine electron donor, is capable of coupling halocarbons with high yields. Spectroscopic studies support a mechanism where under visible light irradiation the Ir photosensitizer in conjunction with triethanolamine are capable of reducing a nickel catalyst and activating the catalyst toward cross-coupling of carbon electrophiles. The synthetic methodology developed here operates at low 1 mol % catalyst and photosensitizer loadings. The catalytic system also operates without reaction additives such as inorganic salts or bases. A general and effective sp2-sp3 cross-coupling scheme has been achieved that exhibits tolerance to a wide array of functional groups.

Symmetrically and unsymmetrically substituted bis(pyrazole)-palladium(II) and nickel(II) halides as pre-catalysts for ethylene dimerization and Friedel-Crafts alkylation of toluene and benzene

Bis(pyrazole)-palladium(II) and nickel(II) halide complexes, [(pz)2PdCl2] (1), [(3,5-Me2pz)2PdCl2] (2), [(3,5-tBu2pz)2PdCl2] (3), [(3,5-Ph2pz)2PdCl2] (4), [(3-CF3,5-Phpz)2PdCl2] (5),[(pz)4NiBr2] (6), [(3,5-Me2pz)2NiBr2] (7), [(3,5-tBu2pz)2NiBr2] (8), [(3,5-Ph2pz)2NiBr2] (9) and [(3-CF3,5-Phpz)2NiBr2] (10), were investigated as catalysts for ethylene oligomerization using four alkylaluminium compounds as co-catalysts in toluene, benzene and chlorobenzene. The palladium complexes with ethylaluminium dichloride (EtAlCl2) in toluene selectively produced ethyl- and butyl- toluenes via a Friedel-Crafts alkylation of toluene from the ethylene and butenes formed from the dimerization of ethylene. On the other hand, the nickel complexes produced a mixture of butenes and their Friedel-Crafts toluene alkylation products, but very little ethyltoluene. Changing the solvent to benzene produced similar alkyl-aromatics but in chlorobenzene the reaction produced butenes and a yellow oil, with a molecular weight between 501 to 509 g mol-1; representing C18-C20 carbon-containing compounds. Similarly changing the co-catalyst to methylaluminoxane (MAO), modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO), diethylaluminium chloride (Et2AlCl) and ethylaluminiumsesquichloride (Et3Al2Cl3) also selectively produced butenes and little or no alkylaromatics.

Cross-coupling reactions through the intramolecular activation of Alkyl(triorgano)silanes

(Figure Presented) Cross-Si-ing the Jordan: Cross-coupling reactions of 2-(2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)phenylsubstituted alkylsilanes with a variety of aryl halides proceed in the presence of palladium and copper catalysts. The use of K3PO4 base allows for highly chemoselective alkyl coupling with both primary and secondary alkyl groups (Alk).

Syntheses, structures, and catalytic ethylene oligomerization behaviors of Bis(phosphanyl)aminenickel(II) Complexes containing N-functionalized pendant groups

Several N-functionalized bis(phosphanyl)amine ligands respectively containing benzyl, furfuryl, thiophene-2-methyl, thiophene-2-ethyl, and 2-picolyl groups (la-e) were synthesized and characterized. The ligands reacted with (DME)NiBr2 in CH2Cl2 to give their corresponding nickel complexes [Ph2PN(R)PPh2NiBr 2] [R = CH2C6H5 (2a), CH 2C4H3O (2b), CH2C4H 3S (2c), CH2C5H4N (2d), and CH 2CH2C4H3S (2e)], The structures of these complexes were established by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, All these nickel complexes were highly active towards ethylene oligomerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane or Et2AlCl, producing a high content of butene (C4), Especially for 2e, which contains a thiophene-2-ethyl pendant group, the oligomerization products obtained at -40 °C contained 95.9 mol-% C4 fraction with 100 mol-% 1-butene. Over 50 °C, however, these nickel complexes underwent: Friedel-Crafts alkylation of toluene with ethylene and the olefin oligomers.

Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of alkyl aryl sulfides and alkenyl alkyl sulfides with alkyl grignard reagents using (Z)-3,3-dimethyl-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)but-1-ene as ligand

A combination of nickel(II) acetylacetonate and (Z)-3,3-dimethyl-1,2- bis(diphenylphosphino)but-1-ene catalyzes cross-coupling reactions of alkyl aryl sulfides and alkenyl alkyl sulfides with alkyl Grignard reagents. Not only primary but also secondary alkyl Grignard reagents can be employed. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

Ligand exchange as the first irreversible step in the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of grignard reagents

Mechanistic studies of the Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of Grignard reagents through analysis of kinetic isotope effects and theoretical calculations indicated that the product-to-substrate ligand exchange process is the first irreversible step and affects the turnover efficiency and selectivity of the reaction. On the other hand, the oxidative addition step is the first irreversible step in Pd catalysis. This finding has useful implications for the development of efficient Ni catalysis and also illustrates the importance of the catalyst turnover step that has so far received less attention than subsequent catalytic steps. Copyright

Method of producing an o-disubstituted aromatic compound, and method of producing a monosubstituted-monohaloaromatic compound

A method of producing an o-disubstituted aromatic compound, containing: continuously conducting at least the following steps (a) to (d): (a) a step of mono-lithiating one halogen atom of an o-dihaloaromatic compound, using a first microreactor; (b) a step of making the thus-obtained monolithiated product to react with an electrophilic compound, using a second microreactor, to obtain a monosubstituted-monohaloaromatic compound; (c) a step of lithiating the other halogen atom of the o-dihaloaromatic compound, using a third microreactor; and (d) a step of making the thus-obtained lithiated product successively to react with an electrophilic compound, using a forth microreactor.

Synthesis of all-cis-3-(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)-1,2,4-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)cyclopentane (Ditricyp) from dicyclopentadiene

A new tetraphosphine, all-cis-3-(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)-1,2,4-tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)cyclopentane (Ditricyp), has been synthesised in seven steps from commercially available dicyclopentadiene. The ozonolysis of dicyclopentadiene occurred first on the double bond of the bicycloheptene moiety. A very high chemoselective ozonolysis was observed at -60 °C leading to the diol after reductive treatment. From this diol, cis,cis,cis-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2,4-tri(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentane was obtained after a second ozonolysis. Mesylation and substitution with Ph2PLi led to the title tetradiphenylphosphine Ditricyp. The efficiency of this new tetraphosphine ligand for palladium-catalysed coupling reactions has been studied. Satisfactory results in terms of substrate/catalyst ratio have been obtained for Suzuki, Negishi and Sonogashira couplings and also for Heck vinylation reaction. After chromatographic separation, one enantiomer of this ligand associated to palladium was able to induce enantioselective allylic alkylation with modest enantiomeric excess.

Reductive activation of arenes 21. Reaction of products of two-electron reduction of arenecarbonitriles by alkali metals in liquid ammonia with bromo-and dibromoalkanes

Reductive alkylation of benzonitrile, ortho-, meta-, para-tolunitriles, and 1-naphthonitrile by sequential action of alkali metal and alkyl bromide in liquid ammonia results in corresponding alkylarenes and 1-alkyl-1- cyanocyclohexa-2,5-dienes. The experimental conditions for target synthesis of the specified products are found. A method of synthesis of 1-(ω- bromoalkyl)-1-cyanocyclohexa-2,5-dienes based on the interaction of two-electronic reduction products of aromatic nitriles with α,ω- dibromoalkanes Br(CH2)nBr (n = 3-5) is developed.

Catalyst for aromatic C—O, C—N, and C—C bond formation

The present invention is directed to a transition metal catalyst, comprising a Group 8 metal and a ligand having the structure wherein R, R′ and R″ are organic groups having 1-15 carbon atoms, n=1-5, and m=0-4. The present invention is also directed to a method of forming a compound having an aromatic or vinylic carbon-oxygen, carbon-nitrogen, or carbon-carbon bond using the above catalyst. The catalyst and the method of using the catalyst are advantageous in preparation of compounds under mild conditions of approximately room temperature and pressure.