Mechanisms for the Reverse Skeletal Isomerization of n-Butenes to Isobutene over Zeolite Catalysts

Abstract

The use of 13C-enriched isobutene in the reverse skeletal isomerization of 1-butene over zeolite catalysts allowed us to corroborate that the mechanisms for the reverse reaction were essentially the same as those for the forward reaction, regardless of the structure type of the catalyst employed.