Toluene disproportionation process using a supported perfluorinated polymer catalyst

A process for the catalytic disproportionation of toluene which comprises contacting a toluene feed stream in a reaction zone at a temperature of between about 150.degree. C and 225.degree. C with a catalyst composition comprising a solid perfluorinated polymer catalyst supported on an inert porous carrier having an average pore diameter of between about 50 A and about 600 A in a weight ratio of catalyst to support of between about 0.1:100 and about 20:100 wherein said catalyst contains a repeating structure selected from the group of:

• ##STR8## where n is 0, 1 or 2;
• R is a radical selected from the group consisting of fluorine and perfluoroalkyl radicals having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
• and X is selected from the group consisting of:
• [O(CF.sub.2).sub.m ], [OCF.sub.2 CFY] or [OCFYCF.sub.2 ]
• where m is an integer from 2 to 10 and Y is a radical selected from the class consisting of fluorine and the trifluoromethyl radical.