Question

Discribe the methods of preparation and important reaction of toluene

Answer 1

Toluene is also called toluone and the reaction to represent in this case would be an aromatic hydrogenation.

It is also known as methyl benzene.

It can be prepared by distillation of pine oil or even through laboratory preparation.

It can even be prepared through industrial applications for commercial uses.

So one can adopt the process of alkylation of benzyne by using methanol in the process of reaction.

It can even be prepared from coal tar and be treated under fractional distillation.

One can even obtain it from cyclization process of n-heptane after an aromatization.

Reaction for laboratory preparation:

C6H5H+CH3CL → C6H5CH3+HCL