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Arylation of olefins

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5334160
This patent describes a process for adding halogen and an aryl group to the double bond of an olefin by reacting an arylamine with the olefin in the presence of an alkyl nitrite, a copper catalyst, and an inert polar organic solvent. The improvement described here comprises conducting the reaction in the presence of at least one equivalent of a hydrogen halide and employing as the catalyst a catalytic amount of a copper catalyst having the copper in an oxidation state below +2.
Assignee:
Ethyl Corp., Richmond, VA
Patent Number(s):
US 4604243
OSTI ID:
5334160
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English