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Usage

Physical state

Colorless liquid

Odor

Strong

Uses

a. Fragrance ingredient in perfumes and personal care products
b. Starting material for the synthesis of various organic compounds
c. Solvent in organic chemistry
d. Reagent in chemical reactions, particularly in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals

Chemical structure

Cyclic hydrocarbon with a cyclohexene ring and three methyl groups attached at positions 1, 3, and 5 of the ring.

InChI:InChI=1/C9H16/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7/h4,7,9H,5-6H2,1-3H3

Upstream product

• 107-41-5 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol 
• 67-63-0 isopropyl alcohol 
• 1118-58-7 1,3-Dimethyl-1,3-butadien 
• 108-67-8 1,3,5-trimethyl-benzene 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 7664-41-7 ammonia 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 1839-63-0 1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane 
• 2320-30-1 3,5-dimethylcyclohexanone 
• 90760-75-1 Opt_.-inakt. 1-Hydroxy-1.3.5-trimethyl-cyclohexan 
• 187737-37-7 propene 

Downstream Products

• 1795-26-2 trans,trans-1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane 
• 1795-27-3 1-cis-3-cis-5-Trimethylcyclohexan 
• 108-67-8 1,3,5-trimethyl-benzene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation Through an Intermolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanism

The direct dehydrogenation of alkanes is among the most efficient ways to access valuable alkene products. Although several catalysts have been designed to promote this transformation, they have unfortunately found limited applications in fine chemical synthesis. Here, we report a conceptually novel strategy for the catalytic, intermolecular dehydrogenation of alkanes using a ruthenium catalyst. The combination of a redox-active ligand and a sterically hindered aryl radical intermediate has unleashed this novel strategy. Importantly, mechanistic investigations have been performed to provide a conceptual framework for the further development of this new catalytic dehydrogenation system.

Hydrogenation of arenes and N-heteroaromatic compounds over ruthenium nanoparticles on poly(4-vinylpyridine): A versatile catalyst operating by a substrate-dependent dual site mechanism

A nanostructured catalyst composed of Ru nanoparticles immobilized on poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVPy) has been synthesized by NaBH4 reduction of RuCl3·3H2O in the presence of the polymer in methanol at room temperature. TEM measurements show well-dispersed Ru nanoparticles with an average diameter of 3.1 nm. Both powder XRD patterns and XPS data indicate that the Ru particles are predominantly in the zerovalent state. The new catalyst is efficient for the hydrogenation of a wide variety of aromatic hydrocarbons and N-heteroaromatic compounds representative of components of petroleum-derived fuels. The experimental data indicate the existence of two distinct active sites in the nanostructure that lead to two parallel hydrogenation pathways, one for simple aromatics involving conventional homolytic hydrogen splitting on Ru and a second one for N-heteroaromatics taking place via a novel heterolytic hydrogen activation on the catalyst surface, assisted by the basic pyridine groups of the support.

(ALKYLPHENYL)ALKYLCYCLOHEXANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING (ALKYLPHENYL)ALKYLCYCLOHEXANE OR ALKYLBIPHENYL

Disclosed is a method for producing an (alkylphenyl)alkylcyclohexane comprising a step wherein an alkylbenzene and an alkylcyclohexene or alkylcyclohexanol are condensed in the presence of an acid catalyst. Also disclosed is an (alkylphenyl)alkylcyclohexane represented by the formula (8) below. An (alkylphenyl)alkylcyclohexane obtained by such a production method is converted into an alkylbiphenyl, a biphenylpolycarboxylic acid or a biphenylpolycarboxylic acid anhydride. This production method enables to easily and selectively obtain an (alkylphenyl)alkylcyclohexane and an alkylbiphenyl. (8) (In the formula, R1-4 represent an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of 0-2, n' represents an integer of 2-5, and the other conditions are as defined in claim 18.)