Patent ID: 8569558

Claim:
A hydrocarbon conversion process for the alkylation of aromatics comprising contacting a stream comprising aromatic compounds with an alkylating agent with a catalyst at hydrocarbon conversion conditions to generate at least one alkylated aromatic compound, wherein the catalyst comprises a microporous crystalline AlPO-67 material, where AlPO-67 has a three-dimensional framework of EO 2 − , PO 2 + and at least one of [M 2+ O 2 ] 2− and SiO 2 tetrahedral units and an empirical composition in the as synthesized and anhydrous basis expressed by an empirical formula of: R r M m 2+ EP x Si y O z where M is at least one framework cation of valence 2+ selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth and transition metals, “m” is the mole ratio of M to E and varies from 0 to about 1.0, R is an organoammonium cation selected from the group of ethyltrimethylammonium (ETMA + ), diethyldimethylammonium (DEDMA + ), and mixtures thereof, “r” is the mole ratio of R to E and has a value of about 0.1 to about 2.0, E is a trivalent element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, iron, boron and mixtures thereof, “x” is the mole ratio of P to E and varies from 0.5 to about 2.0, “y” is the mole ratio of Si to E and varies from 0 to about 1.0, “m”+“y”≧0.02, and “z” is the mole ratio of O to E and has a value determined by the equation: z =(2 ·m+r+ 3+5 ·x+ 4 ·y )/2 and is characterized in that it has the x-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d-spacings and intensities set forth in Table A1: TABLE A1 2Θ d(Å) I/I 0 % 8.86-8.39 9.97-10.53 w-m 11.21-10.51 7.89-8.41 m-s 13.65-13.16 6.48-6.72 m-vs 17.72-16.91 5.00-5.24 m-vs 21.29-20.69 4.17-4.29 m-s 22.43-21.5 3.96-4.13 s-vs 23.84-22.84 3.73-3.89 w-vs 27.51-26.51 3.24-3.36 w-m 29.06-27.95 3.07-3.19 w-m 32.90-31.59 2.72-2.83 m 35.02-33.93 2.56-2.64 w-m 36.65-35.31 2.45-2.54 w-m 52.23-50.67 1.75-1.80 w-m.