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Under catalytic cracking conditions, linear alkanes are cycloreduced to cycloalkanes which react with more alkenes to give aromatic compounds and alkanes: methylcyclohexane gives toluene.

The reaction proceeds via a carbocation mechanism and is shape selective in that different zeolites (with different pore sizes and shapes) give different product ratios.
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Heptane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1-Pentene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Zeolite Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Toluene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pentane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Cracking, Catalytic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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