Y. Sun et al., H3PW12O40 AND ITS CESIUM SALTS AS PENTANE ISOMERIZATION CATALYSTS AT AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 63(2), 1998, pp. 349-354
H3PW12O40 and its acidic cesium salts are catalytically active for pen
tane isomerization at ambient temperature, The influence of activation
temperature and Cs content of the catalysts on their activity and sel
ectivity have been investigated and discussed in relation to textural
properties and surface acidity. H3PW12O40 and Cs2.25H0.75PW12O40 are s
uperacidic as evaluated by measuring the rate constants of pentane iso
merization at 35 degrees C. Their acid strengths are in the range of H
-0 = -13 similar to -12.4.