Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1959
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
James A. Bradley
Second Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Third Advisor
C. L. Mantell
Abstract
Normal butyl, allyl, methylbutyne and 2-chloroethyl borates were synthesized in yields above 90.0% from their corresponding alcohols and boric acid. Using some of the above alkyl borates, and others commercially available, as alkylating agents, benzene was alkylated by the Friedel-Crafts method, using aluminum chloride as the catalyst. Yields were dependent on catalyst concentration. The alkyl benzenes were identified by means of: 1) physical constants, 2) infrared spectra, 3) melting points of derivatives, and 4) chemical analysis. Starting with normal alkyl borates, the formation of isomeric and dialkylated products was established through the analytical data.
Recommended Citation
Huber, Richard Ernest, "Alkylation with some alkyl borate by the Friedel-Crafts methods" (1959). Theses. 3268.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3268
