A kinetic and mechanistic study of the double bond and skeletal isomerization of 1-tetradecene on SAPO-11 Original Research Article

We present kinetic data for the double bond and skeletal isomerization of 1-tetradecene on SAPO-11 at 142 and 180 °C. The kinetic model permitted calculation of five different rate constants for double bond movements, methyl branch formation, and dimerization, as well as the corresponding Arrhenius parameters. We also discuss observations on the mechanism of the skeletal isomerization, concluding that methyl groups can form at significant distances from the carbon–carbon double bonds, apparently via rapidly interconverting carbenium ions on the catalystʹs surface.