Catalysis Today, Vol.44, No.1-4, 245-252, 1998
Transalkylation reaction - An alternative route to produce industrially important intermediates such as cymene
Selective formation of cymene by transalkylation reaction of toluene with cumene and 1,4-diisopropylbenzene is described. The effect of various reaction parameters on the activity and selectivity is studied over H-Beta and results are compared with H-Y and H-ZSM-12. The performance and deactivation of the zeolites are attributed to their structural properties.