I. Neves et al., PHENOL ACYLATION - UNEXPECTED IMPROVEMENT OF THE SELECTIVITY TO O-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE BY PASSIVATION OF THE EXTERNAL ACID SITES OF HZSM5, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (6), 1994, pp. 717-718
The acylation of phenol by acetic acid on zeolite ZSM5 is unexpectedly
oriented towards o-hydroxyacetophenone by dealumination of the outer
surface of the crystallites, which can be ascribed to the existence of
two different pathways for the formation of o- and p-hydroxyacetophen
ones.