Environmentally friendly catalytic methods

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Abstract

The use of supported reagents as catalysts in liquid phase organic reactions can provide 'clean' alternatives to many traditional and environmentally unacceptable reagents and catalysts. Mesoporous support materials can give the best balance between reactivity and selectivity. Successful applications are diverse add include various acid-catalysed reactions such as Friedel-Crafts reactions, halogenations and nitrations, selective oxidations and base-catalysed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Society Reviews
Volume25
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1996

Keywords

  • FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION
  • SILICATE MOLECULAR-SIEVES
  • CLAY CATALYSTS
  • SELECTIVE OXIDATION
  • EFFICIENT CATALYST
  • ACID
  • REAGENTS
  • CHROMIUM

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