Exceptionally high surface area and ordered nanopores of a metal-organic framework (MOF) are exploited to encapsulate and homogeneously disperse a considerable amount of phosphotungstic acid (PTA). When combined with platinum nanoparticles positioned on the external surface of the MOF, the construct shows a high catalytic activity for hydroisomerization of n-hexane, a reaction requiring hydroge...

A highly efficient and simple method for the preparation of α,α´-bis(arylidene)cycloalkanones under solvent-free conditions has been developed. The crossed-aldol condensation of cycloalkanones (1 eq.) with arylaldehydes (2 eq.) in the presence of 2.5 mol% of ionic liquid 1,3-disulfonic acid imidazolium hydrogen sulfate {[Dsim]HSO4} afforded the title compounds in high yields and short reaction ...

in this work, the efficiency, generality and applicability of new bronsted acidic ionic liquid (bail) 1-methyl-3-(2-(sulfooxy)ethyl)-1h-imidazol-3-ium chloride {[msei]cl} as heterogeneous and green catalyst for organic transformations are studied. herein, the following one-pot multi-component reactions in the presence of [msei]cl are investigated: (i) the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives fr...

the magnetically recoverable fe3o4 nanoparticle and the supported brønsted acidic ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) imidazolium hydrogen sulfate (fe3o4-il-hso4) were synthesized and used as efficient magnetic catalysts for the regioselective thiocyanation of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds at room temperature in water: ethanol. this procedure provided the target thiocyanat...

The electroreduction of water for sustainable hydrogen production is a critical component of several developing clean-energy technologies, such as water splitting and fuel cells. However, finding a cheap and efficient alternative catalyst to replace currently used platinum-based catalysts is still a prerequisite for the commercialization of these technologies. Here we report a robust and highly...

a series of 2-amino pyridine-3-carbinitrile derivatives incorporated coumarin moiety has developed via multicomponent condensation of 3-acetyl-2h-chromen-2-one, arylaldehydes, malononitrile and ammonium acetate utilizing brønsted acidic ionic liquid, (4-sulfobutyl)tris(4-sulfophenyl)phosphonium hydrogen sulfate as catalyst under solvent-free conditions. good yields, short reaction times, straig...

The supported K2O–V2O5/Al2O3 catalytic system was designed to create surfaces that were 100% acidic, 100% basic, 100% redox, mixed redox-acidic and mixed redox-basic. The resulting nature of the surface sites was controlled by the impregnation of the specific additives (K-basic or V-redox/acidic), their order of impregnation and their surface coverage. The exact locations of the surface methoxy...

The direct etherification of wheat straw lignin and model compounds using alcohols as reagents zirconocene triflate moisture-tolerant Lewis acidic catalyst is herein described.