Recent years have witnessed a phenomenal growth in the use of inorganic solids as
reaction media for organic transformations. 1ą5 Laszlo even went on to claim that the future …

Recent advances in the application of environmentally benign acid catalysts in organic
synthesis are reviewed. The work includes three main parts;(i) description of …

Large deposits of montmorillonite are present on the Earth today and it is believed to have
been present at the time of the origin of life and has recently been detected on Mars. It is …

Montmorillonite, a clay mineral formed by the weathering of volcanic ash, may have played a
central role in the evolution of life. Because of its structure, montmorillonite tends to adsorb …

Montmorillonite K-10: An efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of quinoxaline
derivatives in water - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip to article Elsevier logo Journals …

Metal nanoparticles supported montmorillonite with innovative characteristics has led to a
new generation of heterogeneous “nanocatalyst.” Such catalysts are superior to the …

The addition of thiols and thiobenzoic acids onto olefins proceeded regioselectively in a
Markovnikov manner in the presence of Montmorillonite K 10 (Mont K 10) clay as the catalyst …

KF/natural phosphate as an efficient catalyst for synthesis of 2′-hydroxychalcones and
flavanones - Green Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B109015C Royal Society of …

The book provides insight into the working of clays and clay minerals in speeding up a
variety of organic reactions. Clay minerals are known to have a large propensity for taking …

Copper has been explored as an ideal candidate for replacing noble metals in organic
synthesis, especially for practical large scale preparation. Recent decades have witnessed …