<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sawant, D. P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Halligudi, Shivappa B.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alkylation of benzene with alpha-olefins over zirconia supported 12-silicotungstic acid</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Molecular Catalysis A - Chemical</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-dodecene</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12-silicotungstic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alkylation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzene</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LAB</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zirconia</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AUG</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">237</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">137-145</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Liquid phase alkylation of benzene to linear alkyl benzene (LAB) with alpha-olefins has been investigated with 12-silicotungstic acid supported on zirconia (STA/ZrO2) as the catalyst. Among the catalysts, 15 wt.% STA/ZrO2 calcined at 750 degrees C was found to be most active than others in the alkylation reaction. The total amount of acid sites of different STA loaded catalysts were estimated by TPD of NH3 and 15 wt.% STA/ZrO2 calcined at 750 degrees C was found to have the highest acidity and more active in the reaction. The optimization of reaction conditions of alkylation of benzene with 1-dodecene was performed with 15 wt.% STA/ZrO2 calcined at 750 degrees C by varying catalyst concentration (1-5 wt.% of reaction mixture); temperature, 373-423 K and benzene: 1-dodecene (1-dd) molar ratio, 5-15 in a Parr autoclave under N-2 pressure. Under the optimized reaction conditions, conversion of 1-dodecene (50.8%) gave high selectivity to 2-phenyl dodecane (47.1%) and the remaining 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-phenyldodecanes in 4 h. The reaction was found to be heterogeneously catalyzed and no contribution from homogeneous (leached) STA into the reaction medium. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.958</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinu, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sawant, D. P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ariga, Katsuhiko</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hartmann, Martin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Halligudi, Shivappa B.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzylation of benzene and other aromatics by benzyl chloride over mesoporous AlSBA-15 catalysts</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Microporous and Mesoporous Materials</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alkylation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AlSBA-15</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzylation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SBA-15</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAY</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-3</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">80</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">195-203</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Aluminum-containing mesoporous molecular sieves AISBA-15 with different n(Si)/n(Al), ratios and AIMCM-41 have been synthesized hydrothermally and characterized in detail by physicochemical methods, viz. XRD, N(2) adsorption and (27)Al NMR spectroscopy. The low angle XRD and N2 adsorption measurements reveal that the structural order of SBA-15 was retained after the incorporation of Al. The increase of the unit cell parameter with increasing aluminum content and (27)Al MAS NMR spectroscopy confirm the incorporation of aluminum in the framework. Benzylation of benzene and substituted benzenes reaction employing benzyl chloride as the alkylating agent over AISBA-15 and AIMCM-41 have been investigated. The influence of various reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, reactant feed ratio and catalyst amount affecting the activity and selectivity of AISBA-15, have been studied. Among the mesoporous catalysts studied, AISBA-15(45), where the number in parentheses indicates the molar nsilnA, ratio, shows both high conversion and high selectivity for the benzylation of benzene. The activity of this catalyst for the benzylation of different aromatic compounds is in the following order: benzene &amp;gt; toluene &amp;gt; p-xylene &amp;gt; mesitylene &amp;gt; anisole. Kinetics of the benzene benzylation over different catalysts have also been investigated. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.349</style></custom4></record></records></xml>