Alkylation, Hydrogenation and Oxidation Catalyzed by Mesoporous Materials

Abstract

The potentialities of mesoporous materials both as catalysts and catalytic supports in reactions like alkylation, hydrogenation, and oxidation of various substrates are reviewed. Much of our current research effort is devoted to exploring the mechanistic aspects of the reactions, the role of the catalyst structure, and to characterizing the active sites.

Keywords:

• Mesoporous materials
• Catalysts
• Alkylation
• Hydrogenation
• Oxidation

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment is made to CSIR, India, for a Research Associateship to one of the authors (B.J).