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A New, Improved, Solid-Acid Catalyzed Process for Generating Linear Alkylbenzenes (LABs)

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Linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) comprising >80% 2-phenyl isomer content, have been prepared in high yields from detergent-range linear olefins via regioselective benzene alkylation. HF-treated mordenites, acidic Beta-zeolites, and fluorided montmorillonite clays, each provide enhanced shape-selective alkylation performance when employed as heterogeneous catalysts in the subject syntheses. Both individual C8–C12 α-olefins, as well as mixed, commercial plant-derived, C10 through C14 paraffin dehydrogenate feedstocks containing ca. 8.5% internal olefins, have been successfully alkylated for extended periods using reactive distillation technology.

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    John F. Knifton, Prakasa Rao Anantaneni, P. Eugene Dai & Melvin E. Stockton

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Knifton, J.F., Anantaneni, P.R., Dai, P.E. et al. A New, Improved, Solid-Acid Catalyzed Process for Generating Linear Alkylbenzenes (LABs). Catalysis Letters 75, 113–117 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016775820865

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