Abstract: Long chain alkyl aromatic compounds are prepared by alkylating an alkylatable aromatic compound with a long chain alkylating agent in the presence of catalyst comprising a synthetic porous crystalline material characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including interplanar d-spacings at 12.36.+-.0.4, 11.03.+-.0.2, 8.83.+-.0.14, 6.18.+-.0.12, 6.00.+-.0.10, 4.06.+-.0.07, 3.91.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.06 Angstroms.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 1990
Date of Patent:
October 9, 1990
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp.
Inventors:
Quang N. Le, David O. Marler, John P. McWilliams, Mae K. Rubin, Joosup Shim, Stephen S. Wong