Abstract
Thermal Reaction of Mono‐n‐alkyl‐benzenesThe pyrolysis of ethyl‐(1), n‐propyl‐(2), n‐hexyl‐(3) and n‐octylbenzene (4) has been studied under conditions of steam cracking (600 to 800°C) in a laboratory scale tubular reactor. The overall activation energies determined for (1) to (4) were found to be nearly identical (221 to 227 kJ · mol−1) obviously caused by similar initial steps. The main liquid product observed was styren accompanied by ω‐phenyl‐1‐alkenes and α‐olefins. Benzene is an important side product of 1. It might be formed mainly by a hydrogen assisted dealkylation via a cyclohexadienyl type radical as reactive intermediate.
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