Alkylation of naphthalene with alcohols over acidic mesoporous solids

Mesoporous MCM-48, a cubic member of M41S family has been synthesized at a lower concentration of the surfactant. Acidic functionalities have been generated by the incorporation of trivalent aluminium and iron and the resulting catalysts have been tested for alkylation of naphthalene with alcohols. These studies reveal that H-Al-MCM-48 exhibits higher activity compared to other catalysts studied.