UDCaT-5: A Novel Mesoporous Superacid Catalyst in the Selective Synthesis of Linear Phenyldodecanes by the Alkylation of Benzene with 1-Dodecene

Durability enhanced ionic liquid catalyst for Friedel–Crafts reaction between benzene and 1-dodecene: insight into catalyst deactivation

Friedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene with 1-dodecene, which is an important reaction of synthetic detergent, was studied using the durability enhanced catalyst [bmim][TFSI]/AlCl₃ (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)imide/AlCl₃).

Experimental and Theoretical Methods in Kinetic Studies of Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions

This review aims to illustrate the potential of kinetic analysis in general and microkinetic modeling in particular for rational catalyst design. Both ab initio calculations and experiments providing intrinsic kinetic data allow us to assess the effects of catalytic properties and reaction conditions on the activity and selectivity of the targeted reactions. Three complementary approaches for kinetic analysis of complex reaction networks are illustrated, using select examples of acid zeolite–catalyzed reactions from the authors' recent work. Challenges for future research aimed at defining targets for synthesis strategies that enable us to tune zeolite properties are identified.