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  • Selective synthesis of pseudocumene and durene
    Patent number: 4891467
    Abstract: A catalytic process is provided for the selective production of pseudocumene and durene by contacting a hydrocarbon feed containing benzene or a methyl substituted benzene under methylating conditions and in the presence of a methylating agent with a catalyst comprising AMS-1B crystalline borosilicate. In the resulting product pseudocumene and durene are obtained in selectivities higher than equilibrium concentrations of respectively trimethylbenzenes and tetramethylbenzenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: David L. Sikkenga