An inverse micelle templated evaporation induced self-assembly procedure was used to synthesize mesoporous MgO. The synthesized mesoporous MgO was efficiently utilized in Knoevenagel and Claisen-Schmidt condensation reactions as an inexpensive, easily accessible and industrially feasible, heterogeneous alternative for conventional bases. The morphology, composition and catalytic activity of the oxide were examined in detail. This mesoporous oxide showed excellent conversions and selectivities towards a vast variety of substrates for both condensation reactions. The material was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the catalytic studies were carried out using GC-MSD.<br/>

Synthesis of mesoporous MgO for Knoevenagel and Claisen-Schmidt condensation reactions

256th National Meeting (2018)

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