n-Propylbenzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C
6H
5CH
2CH
2CH
3. The molecule consists of a propyl group attached to a phenyl ring. It is a colorless liquid. A more common structural isomer of this compound is cumene.

n-Propylbenzene is used as a nonpolar organic solvent in various industries, including printing and the dyeing of textiles and in the manufacture of methylstyrene.[1][2] It can be synthesized by the reaction of the Grignard reagent derived from benzyl chloride with diethyl sulfate.[3]

References

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  2. ^ Montgomery, John H. (1991). Groundwater Chemicals Field Guide. CRC Press. p. 174.
  3. ^ Henry Gilman and W. E. Catlin (1941). "n-Propylbenzene". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 471.