NACA Technical Notes

Abstract

"A 13-gallon quantity of butylbenzene was synthesized and purified by large-scale preparation of 4-phenyl-1-butene from benzyl-magnesium chloride and allyl chloride with subsequent hydrogenation of the olefin. The physical constants for pure samples of 4-phenyl-1-butene and butylbenzene were determined and the position of the double bond in the olefin was established" (p. 1)