Dealkylation of Dialkylbenzenes

VN Ipatieff, BB Corson

Index: Ipatieff; Corson Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1937 , vol. 59, p. 1417

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Abstract

Summary Di-t-butyl-and di-t-amylbenzenes are dealkylated in the presence of ferric chloride and benzene to the corresponding mono derivatives. Di-sand di-prim-alkylbenzenes are not dealkylated under the same conditions. Hydrogen chloride is liberated during the reaction and ferric chloride is reduced to the ferrous state.