2-Phenylhexane is an
aromatic hydrocarbon
Aromatic compounds, also known as "mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons", are organic compounds containing one or more aromatic rings. The parent member of aromatic compounds is benzene. The word "aromatic" originates from the past groupin ...
. It can be produced by a
Friedel-Crafts alkylation between
1-chlorohexane and
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms ...
., or by the reaction of benzene and
1-hexene with various acid catalysts such as
antimony pentafluoride,
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, w ...
.
[Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(9), 2902-2906; 2007]
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