Process for alkylating an isoparaffin with a salt of a heteropoly-acid as a catalyst

Abstract

A process for alkylating an isoparaffin comprising reacting an isoparaffin with a monoolefin in the presence of a salt of a heteropoly-acid as a solid catalyst. The salt of the heteropoly-acid is a compound obtained by substituting a cation for a hydrogen ion of a heteropoly-acid of the formula H.sub.k.X.Y.sub.m.Z.sub.12-m.O.sub.40.nH.sub.2 O, wherein X is a hetero-atom selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Ge and As, each of Y and Z is a polyatom selected from the group consisting of W, Mo and V, k is 3 or 4, m is 0 or 1, and n is a positive number.

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