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Composition of the C n H 2n‐8 fraction from an alkylation reaction
Author(s) -
Flanagan P. W.,
Hamming M. C.,
Evens F. M.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02908366
Subject(s) - tetralin , alkylation , aromatization , distillation , catalysis , chemistry , benzene , fraction (chemistry) , mass fraction , organic chemistry , mass spectrum , infrared spectroscopy , infrared , ion , physics , optics
The C n H 2n‐8 distillation cut from the alkylation of benzene with tridecyl chlorides using AlCl 3 catalysis has been examined. Spectroscopic techniques (mass spectra, infrared, ultraviolet and nuclear magnetic resonance) were not able to resolve the question of whether these compounds are indans or tetralins. Aromatization of the distillation cut using a Pd/C catalyst gave a mixture of 1,4‐dialkylnaphthalenes, showing that the starting material was almost completely of the tetralin structure.