| abstract |
Benzylation of aromatic cpds. is effected using a carbon catalyst. USE/ADVANTAGE - The prods. are useful as modifiers for epoxy and polyurethane resins, as corrosion-resistant coatings, as binders in the foundry and refractory industries, in casting compsns., as briquette binders, in adhesive compsns., as heat-exchange fluids, in combination with aliphatic and naphthenic mineral oils as process oils in the rubber and printing industries, and as solvents for dyes in carbonless copying papers. Carbon catalysts are cheap, have high activity, and can be used repeatedly or left in the benzylated prod. as an inert fille |