T-amylbenzene

Production of t-amylbenzene proceeds at 313 K with high conversion (99.9%) and selectivity (99.6%). Another commercial application is the Amoco process for production of polyester intermediates such as 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (NDA) [34]. NDA is produced in a 45 0001year-1 plant at Decatur, Alabama, USA. In the first reaction step, o-xylene is reacted with butadiene to form 5-(o-tolyl)-2-... 

Beilstein Handbook Reference) AI3-61041 2,5-Di-t-amylbenzene-1,4-diol 2,5-Di-t-amylhydroquinone Antage DAH ... 

One can see from Table VI that the dissociative ionization process which is of greatest importance in isopropyl benzene and of overwhelming importance in t-amylbenzene is displacement of the alkyl group from the aromatic nucleus to form the alkyl ion. The large alkyl ion intensity is accompanied by a diminution in the intensities of (M + H)" " and (M -I- CjHj), and it is postulated that the alkyl ions are formed by alkyl ion displacement reactions ... 

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