@article { ISI:000271072500019,
	title = {Disproportionation of ethylbenzene in the presence of C-8 aromatics},
	journal = {Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry},
	volume = {18},
	number = {3},
	year = {2009},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {369-374},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The selective synthesis of p-diethylbenzene (p-DEB) by disproportionation of ethylbenzene (EB) in the presence of aromatics like m- and p-xylene isomers has been studied over a pore size regulated HZSM-5 catalyst. The industrial feed having different compositions of ethylbenzene and xylene isomers was used for the experimentation. Hence, they were expected to hinder the movement of reactant molecules both on the external surface and within the zeolite channels. It was observed that irrespective of the different feed compositions the concentration of the xylene isomers was intact in the product. There is no other byproducts formation like para-ethylmethyl benzene. The effects of varying the concentration of aromatic compounds in the feed on ethylbenzene conversion and product distribution over the parent and modified H-ZSM-5 catalyst have been discussed. Ethylbenzene disproportionation reaction follows the pseudo first order reaction with an activation energy of 8.6 kcal/mol.</p>},
	keywords = {Catalyst, diethylbenzene, disproportionation, ethylbenzene, xylene isomers},
	issn = {1003-9953},
	doi = {10.1016/S1003-9953(08)60125-5},
	author = {Sharnappa, N. and Pai, S. and Bokade, Vijay V.}
}
@article {47129,
	title = {Review on selective production of acetophenone from oxidation of ethylbenzene over heterogeneous catalysts in a decade},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	year = {2021},
	month = {JAN},
	type = {Article; Early Access 2021},
	abstract = {<p>The consumption of acetophenone (AP) is increasing worldwide because of its applications in products such as alcohol, aldehydes, resins, esters, fragrances, and pharmaceuticals. AP is manufactured via several methods like decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide, Hock process, and Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction using homogeneous catalysts with solvent and oxidant. However, it causes several environmental problems that deteriorate the production of AP with these methods. Oxidation of ethylbenzene (EB) is one of the promising methods to synthesize AP in liquid and vapor phases reaction using heterogeneous catalysts, which plays a vital role for selective production of AP. In this review, numerous heterogeneous catalysts are discussed including transition metal nanoparticles, transition metal complexes, and metal free catalysts (carbon nanotubes) used in last 10 years for oxidation of EB. Additionally, catalyst activity along with reaction parameters and its effect, mechanisms, and kinetics study are summarized in this article. The future scope of this reaction is also highlighted. Moreover, this work identifies best catalysts for bulk production of AP with high yield to satisfy global requirement.</p>
},
	keywords = {acetophenone, ethylbenzene, Heterogeneous catalysts, Oxidation reaction, reaction mechanisms},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-020-03474-8, Early Access Date = JAN 2021},
	author = {Nandanwar, Sachin U. and Rathod, Simmy and Bansal, Videsha and Bokade, Vijay V.}
}
