Methylphenyl carbinol

Benzyl. pPhenylethyl. Methylphenyl carbinol (1). Ethylphenyl carbinol (2) n Propylphenyl carbinol (3) n-Butylphcnyl carbinol (4). Diphenyl carbinol (5) y-Phenyl-n-propyl (6). Triphenyl carbinol... 

Styrene, one of the world s major organic chemicals, is derived from ethylene via ethylbenzene. Several recent developments have occurred with respect to this use for ethylene. One is the production of styrene as a co-product of the propylene oxide process developed by Halcon International (12). In this process, benzene is alkylated with ethylene to ethylbenzene, and the latter is oxidized to ethylbenzene hydroperoxide. This hydroperoxide, in the presence of suitable catalysts, can convert a broad range of olefins to their corresponding oxirane compounds, of which propylene oxide presently has the greatest industrial importance. The ethylbenzene hydroperoxide is converted simultaneously to methylphenyl-carbinol which, upon dehydration, yields styrene. Commercial application of this new development in the use of ethylene will be demonstrated in a plant in Spain in the near future. 

Synonyms Benzenemethanol, a,a,4-trimethyl- 8-p-Cymenol p-Cymen-8-ol Dimethyl p-tolyl carbinol 8-Hydroxy-p-cymene a-Hydroxy-p-cymene p-(Hydroxyisopropyl) toluene 1-Methyl-4-(a-hydroxyisopropyl) benzene 1 -Methyl-4-(1 -hydroxy-1 -methylethyl) benzene 2-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-propanol p-Tolyl dimethyl carbinol 2-(p-Tolyl)-2-propanol a,a,4-Tri methyl benzenemethanol a,a,4-Trimethylbenzyl alcohol p,a,a-Tri methyl benzyl alcohol Empirical C10H14O... 

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