METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKYLBENZENES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC C07C15/73 B99Z99/00 C07C15/85 C07C13/465 C07C5/03 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of producing alkylbenzenes of general formula ,where R₁=H; R₂=Et, i-Pr or R₁R₂=CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-, which involves hydrogenation of styrene with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst, followed by separation of end products, which is characterised by that styrene or derivatives thereof selected from α-methylstyrene or indene are subjected to hydrogenation, and the catalyst used is nickel nanoparticles which are obtained by reducing nickel (II) chloride with lithium aluminium hydride in situ and the process is carried out at atmospheric pressure of hydrogen in a tetrahydrofuran medium at temperature of 50-60°C for 5-6 hours.

EFFECT: use of the invention simplifies the method of producing compounds of the disclosed structural formula.

1 cl, 3 ex