2-Phenylhexane
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| Preferred IUPAC name
 (Hexan-2-yl)benzene  | |
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 2-Phenylhexane 
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| C12H18 | |
| Molar mass | 162.276 g·mol−1 | 
| Density | 0.858 g/ml | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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2-Phenylhexane is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It can be produced by a Friedel-Crafts alkylation between 1-chlorohexane and benzene.,[1] or by the reaction of benzene and 1-hexene with various acid catalysts such as antimony pentafluoride,[2] scandium(III) triflate,[3] and phosphoric acid.[4]
References
- ^ Organic Chemistry Marye Anne Fox, James K. Whitesell (Google books)
 - ^ Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 17(7), 1505-11; 1981
 - ^ Choong Eui Song; Woo Ho Shimb; Eun Joo Roha; Jung Hoon Choi (2000). "Scandium(III) triflate immobilised in ionic liquids: a novel and recyclable catalytic system for Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds with alkenes". Chem. Commun. 2000 (17): 1695–1696. doi:10.1039/b005335j.
 - ^ Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(9), 2902-2906; 2007
 
