VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ALKENYLSUBSTITUIERTEN AROMATISCHEN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN

There are provided a process for producing an alkenyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon by alkenylation of an alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon having a hydrogen atom at the alpha -position of a side chain thereof with a conjugated diene, using a catalyst obtained by the action of an alkali metal compound and an alkali metal or an alkali metal hydroxide on an metal oxide selected from alumina or hydrotalcite by heating in a specific temperature range; and a process for producing an alkenyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of an alkylaminopyridine of formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1-C6 lower alkyl, and R1 is C1-C6 lower alkyl, using as a catalyst, Na metal, K metal, or an alloy thereof, or a catalyst carrying any of them on an inorganic compound support, or a catalyst obtained by the action of an alkali metal compound and alkali metal or an alkali metal hydride on a metal oxide selected from alumina, alkaline earth metal oxides, hydrotalcite, silica-alumina, or zeolite by heating in a temperature range of 70 DEG C to 700 DEG C.