2-Phenylhexane is an
aromatic hydrocarbon
Aromatic compounds or arenes are organic compounds "with a chemistry typified by benzene" and "cyclically conjugated."
The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on odor, before their general chemical properties were ...
. It can be produced by a
Friedel-Crafts alkylation between
1-chlorohexane and
benzene
Benzene is an Organic compound, organic chemical compound with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal Ring (chemistry), ring with one hyd ...
., or by the reaction of benzene and
1-hexene with various acid catalysts such as
antimony pentafluoride
Antimony pentafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula Sb F5. This colorless, viscous liquid is a strong Lewis acid and a component of the superacid fluoroantimonic acid, formed upon mixing liquid HF with liquid SbF5 in 1:1 ratio. It ...
,
scandium(III) triflate, and
phosphoric acid
Phosphoric acid (orthophosphoric acid, monophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid) is a colorless, odorless phosphorus-containing solid, and inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is commonly encountered as an 85% aqueous solution, ...
.
[Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(9), 2902-2906; 2007]
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