Alkanes undergo isomerization under Lewis acidic conditions via carbenium ion intermediates.
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Alkanes undergo isomerization under acidic conditions through mechanisms involving carbenium ion intermediates, as supported by catalytic studies and theoretical models.
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Additional Lewis acid sites of protonated fibrous silica@BEA zeolite (HSi@BEA) improving the generation of protonic acid sites in the isomerization of C6 alkane and cycloalkanes
2019 · cited by 35
Paper [3] discusses how Lewis acid sites and protonic acid sites facilitate alkane isomerization processes.
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Understanding the Effect of Acid Strength on the Alkane-Alkoxide Hydride Transfer Reaction over Solid Acid Catalysts: Insights from Density Functional Theory
2019 · cited by 12
Paper [5] explains via density functional theory how acid strength stabilizes carbenium ions as key intermediates in hydrocarbon transformations.