title: A periodic DFT study of intramolecular isomerization reactions of toluene and xylenes catalyzed by acidic mordenite.
abstract: A periodic density functional theory (DFT) study of the isomerization reactions of toluene and xylene catalyzed by acidic mordenite is reported. Monomolecular isomerization reactions have been considered and analyzed. The different reaction pathways have been discussed in detail. The use of periodic structure calculations allows consideration and analysis of zeolite electrostatic contributions and steric constraints that occur within zeolite micropores. Major differences in the details of protonation reaction pathways are found when periodic structures are used rather than small cluster models of the Brønsted acidic site. Complex relationships are found between zeolite topology and reaction pathways.
authors.affiliation: Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. tgakxr@chem.tue.nl
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rozanska
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: van Santen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hutschka
authors.forename: J
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authors.lastname: Hafner