Patent ID: 8569557

Claim:
A hydrocarbon conversion process for the alkylation of aromatics comprising contacting a stream of aromatic compounds with an alkylating agent with a catalyst at hydrocarbon conversion conditions to generate at least one converted product, wherein the catalyst comprises a microporous crystalline MAPSO-64 material, where MAPSO-64 has a three-dimensional framework of EO 2 − , PO 2 + , [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 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 0.01 to about 1.5, R is an organoammonium cation selected from the group of ethyltrimethylammonium (ETMA + ), choline, diethyldimethylammonium (DEDMA + ), propyltrimethylammonium (PTMA + ), tetramethylammoniun (TMA + ), tetraethylammonium (TEA + ), dipropyldimethylammonium (DPDMA + ), tetrapropylammonium (TPA + ) 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 2.5, “y” is the mole ratio of Si to E and varies from 0.01 to about 1.0 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 A: TABLE A 2Θ d(Å) I/I 0 6.81-6.61 12.98-13.34 m-vs 7.75-7.55 11.40-11.70 m-vs 13.36-13.14 6.62-6.73 w-m 13.51-13.32 6.55-6.64 w-m 14.98-14.68 5.91-6.03 w 15.51-15.34 5.71-5.77 w-m 18.99-18.79 4.67-4.72 w-m 20.26-20.07 4.38-4.42 w-m 21.50-21.24 4.13-4.18 w-s 24.10-23.84 3.69-3.73 w-m 24.30-24.03 3.66-3.70 w-m 24.57-24.23 3.62-3.67 w-m 26.83-26.51 3.32-3.36 w-m 27.59-27.42 3.23-3.25 w-m 27.86-27.59 3.20-3.23 w 28.68-28.49 3.11-3.13 w 28.87-28.59 3.09-3.12 w 30.06-29.76 2.97-3.00 w-m 30.27-29.96 2.95-2.98 w-m 31.03-30.70 2.88-2.91 w-m 33.80-33.54 2.65-2.67 w-m 34.06-33.80 2.63-2.65 w 35.60-35.31 2.52-2.54 w-m 36.65-36.34 2.45-2.47 w 38.44-38.10 2.34-2.36 w.