METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKYLBENZENES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC C07C15/73 B82Y99/00 C07C15/85 C07C15/24 C07C5/03 B01J13/00 

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-. The method involves hydrogenating styrene with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst, followed by separation of end products, and is characterised by that styrene or derivatives thereof selected from α-methyl styrene or indene is subjected to hydrogenation, and the catalyst used is nickel nanoparticles obtained by reducing nickel (II) chloride with sodium borohydride in situ and the process is carried out at atmospheric pressure of hydrogen in a medium of isopropanol at temperature of 55-65°C for 4-6 hours.

EFFECT: use of the present method simplifies production of compounds of the disclosed structural formula.

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