1,3,5-Triheptylbenzene Explained

1,3,5-Triheptylbenzene (also called sym-triheptylbenzene) is an aromatic organic compound with a chemical formula and molar mass 372.67 g/mol. It can be prepared by the hydrogenation reduction reaction of 1,1',1''-(benzene-1,3,5-triyl)tris(heptan-1-one).^[1] Alternatively, 1-nonyne trimerizes to 1,3,5-triheptylbenzene when catalyzed by rhodium trichloride.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Eapen. Kalathil C.. Tamborski. Christ. Synthesis of 1,3,5-tri-n-alkylbenzene compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53. 23. 1988. 5564–5567. 0022-3263. 10.1021/jo00258a037.
2. Book: en. 9780471264187. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 2007-03-12. 1–302. Cotrimerizations of Acetylenic Compounds. Nicolas. Agenet. Olivier. Buisine. Franck. Slowinski. Vincent. Gandon. Corinne. Aubert. Max. Malacria. 10.1002/0471264180.or068.01.