Alkylation process and catalyst therefor

摘要

A composition of matter comprises trifluoromethanesulfonic acid on a solid support material which contains boron phosphate and/or boron sulfate. Preferred support materials are boron phosphate, boron phosphate-coated silica and boron sulfate-coated silica. The above composition is used as a catalyst for alkylating at least one C2-C7 alkane (preferably isobutane or an isopentane) with at least one C2-C7 alkene (preferably butene-2).