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A kinetic study of phenol alkylation with methanol in the presence of γ-Al2O3 has been carried out. A mechanism involving the reaction of phenol and methanol adsorbed on acid-base pair sites is proposed.
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Marczewski, M., Perot, G. & Guisnet, M. Alkylation of aromatics. Kinetics of phenol alkylation with methanol. React Kinet Catal Lett 57, 21–27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02076115
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