sec-Butylbenzene is an organic compound classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its structure consists of a benzene ring substituted with a sec-butyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but miscible with organic solvents.[1]

Production

sec-Butylbenzene can be produced by the reaction of benzene with either n-butyl alcohol or sec-butyl alcohol in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride and hydrochloric acid.[2]

References

  1. ^ "sec-butylbenzene - Substance Information - ECHA". echa.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. ^ Buess, C. M.; Karabinos, S. V.; Kunz, P. V.; Gibbons, L. C. (1946), The synthesis and purification of aromatic hydrocarbons III : isobutylbenzene, sec-butylebenzene and tert-butylbenzene, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Technical Note No. 1021