This compound and some related
alkylbenzenes are produced industrially by
alkylation of
benzene with the corresponding
alkenes in the presence of
hydrogen fluoride or related acid catalysts. The resulting
linear alkylbenzene compounds are
sulfonated to give the corresponding
sulfonic acids. This sulfonation can be highly specific to place the sulfonic acid group across the ring, in the 4-position. The resulting sulfonic acid is then neutralized with base to give sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate, which is subsequently blended with other components to produce cleaning products. ==References==