Embodiments of the invention further include an alkylation method including contacting an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with {TAIL ~ a cerium promoted zeolite catalyst} and then contacting the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with an alkylation catalyst to form {HEAD ~ a second aromatic hydrocarbon} 
Embodiments of the invention further include an alkylation method including contacting an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with { TAIL ~ a cerium promoted zeolite catalyst } and then contacting the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with an alkylation catalyst to form { HEAD ~ a second aromatic hydrocarbon }
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