
Diisopropylbenzene which is also known as 4-Isopropylcumene Benzene, p-diisopropyl-benzen, disopropylbenzene and represent by the molecular formula as C12H18. Diisopropylbenzene is produced by products of cumene synthesis in closed systems. These chemicals are mixed into gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon fuels. Diisopropylbenzene are soluble in ether, alcohol, acetone and benzene, whereas they are insoluble in water. Furthermore, Diisopropylbenzene is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of synthetic lubricants, stabilizers, polymers, and hydroperoxides. The extract solution is di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) in diisopropylbenzene (DIPB) used in the trivalent actinide-lanthanide separation by phosphorus reagent extraction from aqueous komplexes process for separating trivalent lanthanides from trivalent actinide cations. It also finds application in nuclear fuel reprocessing.