Patent ID: 7071370

Claim:
A process for producing an alkylated aromatic composition comprising: contacting at least one aromatic hydrocarbon with at least one olefin under alkylation conditions in the presence of a catalyst composite comprising: (a) a catalyst having a macropore structure comprising mordenite zeolite having a silica to alumina molar ratio in the range of about 50:1 to about 105:1 and wherein the peak macropore diameter of the catalyst, measured by ASTM Test No. D 4284-03, is less than about 900 angstroms and the cumulative pore volume of the catalyst at pore diameters less than or equal to about 500 angstroms, measured by ASTM Test No. D 4284-03, is less than or equal to about 0.30 milliliters per gram; and (b) a binder.