“…Compared with conventional alkylation approaches using Lewis acids or protonic acids as catalysts, , the employment of heteropoly acids (HPAs) for alkylation is attractive from both cost and sustainability viewpoints. , Due to their strong and uniform Brønsted acid sites, − Keggin type HPAs exhibit high activity in a wide variety of Friedel–Crafts alkylation reactions. − The most typical Keggin HPAs are H 3 PW 12 O 40 (HPW), H 4 SiW 12 O 40 (HSiW), H 3 PMo 12 O 40 (HPMo), and H 4 SiMo 12 O 40 (HSiMo), and HPW is reported as the most acidic HPA. − Frédéric Richard showed that MgF 2 -supported HPW is an efficient catalyst for the alkylation of benzothiophene with 2-methyl-1-pentene under mild conditions . However, part of HPW loss in organic media, agglomeration of active species, and small surface area restrict its application. ,,, Gan Ye realized the combination of HPW and UiO-66(Zr) and found that polyoxometalate encapsulated in UiO-66(Zr) possesses good stability in the oxidative desulfurization reaction . Zeolites, with a regularly distributed supercage structure, can be used as hosts for exquisitely anchored HPW .…”