Ring hydrogenation
Toluene gives methylcyclohexane through ring hydrogenation.
- Reagents
- Hydrogen; nickel catalyst
- Conditions
- Elevated temperature and hydrogen pressure
- Reaction class
- Ring hydrogenation
- Equation
- C7H8 + 3H2 -> C7H14
Overview
Toluene gives methylcyclohexane through ring hydrogenation.
Transformation
- Equation
- C7H8 + 3H2 -> C7H14
- Reactants
- Toluene + 3 Hydrogen
- Products
- Methylcyclohexane
- Reagents
- Hydrogen; nickel catalyst
- Environment
- Elevated temperature and hydrogen pressure
- Reaction class
- Ring hydrogenation
- Mechanism
- ring hydrogenation
- Evidence level
- source-backed molecular example
Scope and limitations
- Scope
- Named toluene example; not a class-wide route prediction.
- Limitations
- Ring saturation retains the methyl substituent; this is not side-chain oxidation.
Related reactions
- Side chain oxidation: Toluene → Benzoic acid
Toluene gives benzoic acid through side-chain oxidation.
References
- Reactions of benzene and methylbenzeneJim Clark · Chemguide · 2025
Named molecular transformation examples, checked 2026-09-08.