The Journal of Organic Chemistry

The alkylation of benzene with 1, 2-dichloroalkanes

DL Ransley

Index: Ransley,D.L. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1966 , vol. 31, p. 3595 - 3599

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Abstract

We were not able, on our Carbowax column, to separate all the isomers of diphenylbutane which constituted 14.3% of the product. Compound 16 was obtained pure by preparative vpc and the meso isomer of 18 was obtained crystalline (mp 125'). The nmr of 15 and 17 were both distinctive and the mass spectral cracking patterns of the mixture showed the gross features to be expected. There was also some spectral evidence for the 1, 2 isomer, but ...