Journal of the American Chemical Society

High Pressure Thermal Alkylation of Monoalkylbenzenes by Butenes1

H Pines, CN Pillai

Index: Pines; Pillai Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1959 , vol. 81, p. 3629,3633

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Abstract

The thermal alkylation of monoalkylbenzenes by simple olefins at elevated temperatures and pres- sures has been reported.',' It was found that the selectivity of addition of aralkyl radicals to unsym- metrical olefins paralleled the stability of the inter- mediate free radical formed, viz., 111, 11, I in de- creasing order of stability. It also was found that arene reactivity decreased in the order toluene, ethylbenzene, cumene, indicating the importance of steric factors in ...