Comments on “Shape-selective diisopropylation of naphthalene in H-mordenite: Myth or reality?”

The isopropylation of naphthalene with propene over H-mordenite: The catalysis at the internal and external acid sites

“…They also pointed out the possibilities of analytical errors during products analysis. Tasi and Pálinkó agreed and supported the claims by the computational studies [36,37]. However, Brozozowski severely criticized their findings and doubts because some of the experimental data cannot be explained by kinetics, thermodynamics, and analytical errors, and insisted that the shape-selective diisopropylation of NP over MOR is still there and it is real shape-selective catalysis [38].…”

“…They claimed that the shape-selective catalysis of whatever kind can be ruled out in the case of MOR by the experimental and the computational works, and that MOR produces usually kinetically controlled mixtures of DIPN which can shift to a direction of thermodynamic distribution at high reaction temperatures. Tasi and Pálinkó supported the claims by their computational studies [36,37]. Against these doubts, Brozozowski severely criticized their findings and doubts because some of the experimental data cannot be explained by kinetics, thermodynamics, and analytical errors, and insisted that the shape-selective diisopropylation of NP over MOR is still there and it is real shape-selective catalysis [38].…”