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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
James S Staton, Orangeburg, SC (US);
Ronald A Turnblad, Jr, Orangeburg, SC (US);
Robert B Agee, Orangeburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585447 ; 585452 ; 585453 ;
Abstract
An alkene is coupled with an aromatic hydrocarbon having an active hydrogen on a saturated alpha-carbon in the presence of an unsupported alkali metal as a catalyst under high shear agitation conditions. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the alkene is an alkene of 2-20 carbons, such as ethene or propene; the active hydrogen-containing aromatic hydrocarbon is an alkyl-benzene, such as toluene; the alkali metal is potassium or a potassium alloy; and the high shear agitation conditions are attained by operating a turbine-type impeller at a tip speed of at least about 5 m/sec.