Isomerization of the Methylbenzenes

DA McCaulay, AP Lien

Index: McCaulay; Lien Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1952 , vol. 74, p. 6246,6248

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Citation Number: 87

Abstract

Isomerization experiiiieuts and rate studies made on the xylenes, trimethylbenzenes and tetramethylbenzenes and catalyzed with hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride show that the amount of catalyst used has a pronounced effect on the composition of the isomerized equilibrium mixture. At low boron trifluoride concentrations the nz-xylene content of 60% is in agreement with the thermodynamically calculated value of 5795, while at high ...