Styrene, the simplest alkenylbenzene, is prepared commercially for use in plastics manufacture by catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene. How might you prepare styrene from benzene using reactions you've studied? (EQUATION CAN'T COPY)
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The first step is to convert benzene into ethylbenzene. This can be done by reacting benzene with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst such as aluminum chloride. The reaction is known as Friedel-Crafts alkylation. Show more…
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