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Selective Alkylation of p-Xylene with 2-Methylpropene by 12-Tungstophosphoric Acid
Soeda, Hironobu,Okuhara, Toshio,Misono, Makoto
, p. 909 - 912 (2007/10/02)
Solid H3PW12O40 catalyzed the alkylation of p-xylene with 2-methylpropene to t-butyl-p-xylene with 75percent-selectivity, while the selectivity with H2SO4 was only 7percent.The selectivity of heteropolyacids tended to increase with the acid strength.
