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2-Phenylethyl alcohol
Hello everyone. I am a last year chemical engineering student, and my final coursework's subject is the production of 2-phenylethyl alcohol by
Friedel-Crafts method.
The problem is that I am having trouble finding useful references that detail certain aspects of the process, like the conversion of the reaction and
distillation conditions. I've already looked into all the books my teacher recommended me, but all I could find were sketches and brief descriptions.
After digging a little harder, I managed to find some information about the yields of the process under different conditions. But still nothing about
how much PEA is produced in the reactor and how much is lost during the purification steps.
If anyone more experienced could possibly help me, that would be fantastic.
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What are your reactants?
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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....(deleted) i misread phenylethyl alcohol for phenylethylamine...solo
[Edited on 8-3-2015 by solo]
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Thanks for the help but, as I said, the method must be Friedel-Crafts, and the product must be ß-PEA and not alpha-PEA.
Benzene (large excess) + ethylene oxide + AlCl3 -> ß-PEA
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By PEA I mean phenylethyl alcohol, not amine. But thanks anyway.
[Edited on 7-3-2015 by grunechemie]
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Quote: Originally posted by grunechemie  | Hello everyone. I am a last year chemical engineering student, and my final coursework's subject is the production of 2-phenylethyl alcohol by
Friedel-Crafts method.
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Are you sure your professor didn't ask for use of a Grignard reaction instead of a Friedel-Crafts?
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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Is the patent of any help? http://www.google.com/patents/US2483323
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| Quote: Originally posted by Magpie | | Quote: Originally posted by grunechemie | Hello everyone. I am a last year chemical engineering student, and my final coursework's subject is the production of 2-phenylethyl alcohol by
Friedel-Crafts method.
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Are you sure your professor didn't ask for use of a Grignard reaction instead of a Friedel-Crafts? |
Yes, completely sure.
Thats not exactly what I was expecting but it actually looks pretty good to me. Gonna show my professor and see what he thinks about it. Thank you!
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