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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takaya Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Douglas Taube, Hayward, CA (US);
Roy Anthony Periana, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/56 ;
Abstract
A method of preparing an alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, which comprises alkylating an aromatic hydrocarbon with an olefin in the presence of a catalyst comprising an iridium compound having at least one iridium atom and at least one &bgr;-diketonato ligand to produce the alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon.