N-Butylbenzene Explained

n-Butylbenzene is the organic compound with the formula C₆H₅C₄H₉. Of two isomers of butylbenzene, n-butylbenzene consists of a phenyl group attached to the 1 position of a butyl group. It is a slightly greasy, colorless liquid.

The synthesis of n-butylbenzene by the reaction of chlorobenzene and butylmagnesium bromide was one of the first demonstrations of the Kumada coupling using nickel diphosphine catalysts.^[1] This mild and efficient process contrasted with older methods.^[2]

See also

• C₄-Benzenes

References

1. Selective carbon-carbon bond formation by cross-coupling of Grignard reagents with organic halides. Catalysis by nickel-phosphine Complexes. Tamao, Kohei . Sumitani, Koji . Kumada, Makoto . Journal of the American Chemical Society. 1972. 94. 12 . 4374–6. 10.1021/ja00767a075.
2. n-Butylbenzene. R. R. Read . L. S. Foster . Alfred Russell . V. L. Simril . Org. Synth.. 1945. 25. 11. 10.15227/orgsyn.025.0011.