Abstract
The reaction mechanism of solid-acid-catalyzed phenol alkylation with cyclohexanol and cyclohexene in the apolar solvent decalin has been studied using in situ 13C MAS NMR spectroscopy. Phenol alkylation with cyclohexanol sets in only after a majority of cyclohexanol is dehydrated to cyclohexene. As phenol and cyclohexanol show similar adsorption strength,
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