I. Kiricsi et al., INFLUENCE OF ISOBUTANE ON THE FORMATION OF ALKENYL CARBENIUM IONS FROM 1-BUTENE OVER LA-BETA ZEOLITE, Applied catalysis. A, General, 126(2), 1995, pp. 401-410
The influence of added isobutane on the formation of unsaturated carbe
nium ions (considered to be precursors of carbonaceous deposits) from
1-butene was studied. The unequivocal results obtained by IR and UV-VI
S spectroscopy show that the formation of alkenyl ions is strongly sup
pressed in the presence of isobutane. The role of isobutane is explain
ed by its enhanced hydride ion donor character.