ACID-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF DIALKYLBENZENES
ACID-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF DIALKYLBENZENES
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DOI:
10.1021/jo01263a026
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发表时间:
1969-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
CSICSERY, SM
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作者:
CSICSERY, SM
Isomerization and transalkylation are the principal reactions of l-methyl-2-ethylbenzene over silica-alumina cracking catalyst and partially multivalent cation-exchanged, partially decationized Y-type faujasitemolecular sieves. Isomerization proceeds by two different mechanisms. The first type consists ofintramolecular 1, 2 shifts. Trans alkylated intermediates are involved in the second reaction. Xylenes and diethylbenzenes may be formed from methylethylbenzene by the same type of transalkylated intermediates. We suggest the name“alkyl ex-change” for this reaction. The extent of intermolecular isomerization may be estimated from the level of alkyl exchange. The contribution of intermolecular isomerization decreases with increasing temperature. Above 300 isomerization primarily occurs by intramolecular 1, 2 shifts. Below 200 isomerization via transalkylated intermediates predominates. At intermediate temperatures intermolecular and intramolecular processes con-tribute to over-all isomerization to a similar extent.Two different mechanisms have been proposed for the acid-catalyzed isomerization of dialkylbenzenes. Carbonium ion involvement in both isomerization mechanisms is commonly assumed. According to Olah and his coworkers1 and Matsumoto and Morita, 2 isomeriza-tion of dialkylbenzenes proceeds through a series of