Protonation of chiral porous materials introduces a Brønsted acid centre, the structure of which is unique to the heterogeneous phase requiring pore wall confinement for stable isolation.

An original synthetic protocol has been developed for the preparation of highly functionalized tryptamines from 2-hydroxycyclobutanone and secondary arylamines via a solvent-free Brønsted acid catalysed two-step reaction sequence.

New sulfonic acid functionalized ionic liquids (SAFILs) with bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anions were synthesized. These ionic liquids are strong Brønsted acids and can solubilize metal oxides. Water-immiscible SAFILs were used as organic phases in solvent extraction studies.

Solid-state NMR and DFT calculation studies certified the presence of an intermolecular solvent effect for molecules confined in microporous zeolite, leading to a notable increase in Brønsted acidity of the solid acid catalyst.

A Brønsted acid differentiated metal catalyzed hydrogenation has been developed. A combinatorial variation of chiral triflylamides with achiral metal complexes results in a highly active catalyst for the asymmetric reduction.

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from biomass-derived glucose has great potential for synthesis renewable fuels and chemicals. Selective conversion to requires a balance between Lewis Brønsted acids the cascade isomerization followed by fructose dehydration. A dual Brønsted-Lewis acid, phosphotungstic acid encapsulated MIL-101(Al)–NH2 metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) was developed cat...

14-aryl- and 14-alkyl-14-h-dibenzo [a,j]xanthenes are prepared from the reaction of aromatic- and aliphaticaldehydes with β-naphthol in the presence of catalytic amounts of 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid(dbsa) as asurfactant-type brønsted acid catalyst in toluene and under solvent-free conditions in excellent yields and shortreaction times. the catalyst was recovered and reused for five successi...