The influence of the chemical nature of the cation in Y zeolites on the alkylation reaction of benzene with ethylene

1. Given the same conditions on interaction between benzene and ethylene on the zeolites with Ca and REE, essentially ethylbenzene is formed; on the zeolites with the Ni and Fe cations essentially a secondary butylbenzene is formed; and on the zeolites with the trivalent Cr, a high-molecular-weight polyethylene is formed. 2. A determining role of adsorption of one of the reactants in the change of the selectivity of zeolites with different cations has been demonstrated.