6565-55-5

Usage

Type of compound

Aromatic hydrocarbon

Physical state

Colorless liquid

Odor

Sweet, pungent

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents

Uses

a. Solvent for coatings, adhesives
b. Production of certain polymers
c. Precursor in the synthesis of various organic compounds
d. Intermediate in the manufacturing of dyes, fragrances, and pharmaceuticals

Safety precautions

Flammable, may cause skin and eye irritation upon contact

Upstream product

• 135-98-8 sec-Butylbenzene 
• 107-01-7 butene-2 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 7417-48-3 3-methyl-1,2-pentadiene 
• 75-05-8 acetonitrile 
• 106-98-9 1-butylene 
• 590-18-1 (Z)-2-Butene 
• 624-64-6 trans-2-Butene 
• 922-59-8 3-methyl-1-pentyne 
• 2868-07-7 (+)-(S)-3-methyl-1-pentyne 
• 100-99-2 triisobutylaluminum 
• 52385-31-6 (S,S,S)-Tris(1-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl)benzol 

Downstream Products

• 554-95-0 benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid 
• 7440-18-8 ruthenium 
• 1730-91-2 (S)-2-Methylbutyric acid 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Alkylation of benzene with 1-butene in the presence of AlCl3

The catalytic alkylation of benzene with 1-butene at 20-50×C and varied amounts of the AlCl3 catalyst was studied with the aim of optimization of the method of synthesis of sec-butylbenzene. By means of NMR and IR spectroscopy it was shown that together with the main product, sec-butylbenzene the reaction gives 1,3- and 1,4-di-sec-butylbenzenes. The alkylation conditions that allow preparation of sec-butylbenzene and its subsequent isomerization to isobutylbenzene were found.

(η6-Cyclohepta-1,3,5-triene)(η 4-cycloocta-1,5-diene)iron(0) complex as attractive precursor in catalysis

The catalytic activity of the complex Fe(η6-CHT)(η4-COD), (CHT = 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene; COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene), 1, has been evaluated in some reference reactions such as the hydroformylation of 1-hexene and styrene and the cyclotrimerisation of a wide range of terminal and internal acetylenes. The title complex has been found to be a convenient catalytic precursor and it resulted more active than other iron catalysts in the investigated reactions.

Electrochemical Oxidation of Allenic Hydrocarbons in Acetonitrile

The anodic oxidation of a variety of alkyl-substituted allenes, terminal and internal ones, has been investigated in acetonitrile. All compounds studied were found to undergo 2e(-) oxidation followed by nucleophilic attack by acetonitrile and water molecules, to form products containing at least two of the following functional groups, C=C, NHCOCH3, C=O, and OH.The effect of various parameters (concentration, electrolyte, oxidation potential, temperature, and anode material) on the electro-oxidation of a model compound (nona-1,2-diene) has been studied and a general mechanistic scheme is presented and discussed.

Synthesis of Benzene Derivatives with Several Homochirally-analogous Substituents

By cyclotrimerization of the corresponding acetylene derivatives some 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene derivatives (2a - c, 8a, d) containing three identical chiral groups have been synthesized.The analogous mono- and 1,4-disubstituted products (6, 7) have be

The Influence of the Conditions of Synthesis of Aluminosilicates from Tetraethoxysilane and Aluminium Nitrate on Their Activity in the Alkylation Reaction. II. The Influence of the Sequence of Hydrolitic Reactions and the Drying Temperature

The paper reports the physical properties and activities, in the alkylation of benzene by propene and butenes, of aluminosilicates synthesised using different sequences of hydrolytic reactions between tetraethoxysilane and an aqueous aluminium nitrate solution and different hydrogel drying temperatures.