@article{cd5b4b8ecfb841ac8f3f2549de714d5a,
title = "Influence of Pore Size in Benzoin Condensation of Furfural Using Heterogenized Benzimidazole Organocatalysts",
abstract = "A designed N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyst was covalently anchored on a range of mesoporous and hierarchical supports, to study the influence of pore size in the benzoin condensation of furfural. The structural and spectroscopic characteristics of the anchored catalysts were investigated, also with the help of molecular dynamics simulations, in order to rationalize the degree of stability and recyclability of the heterogenized organocatalysts. Quantitative yields (99 %) and complete recyclability were maintained after several cycles, vindicating the design rationale.",
keywords = "benzoin condensation, furfural transformation, heterogeneous catalysis, N-heterocyclic carbene based catalysts, organic-inorganic hybrid catalyst",
author = "Ivana Miletto and Marta Meazza and Geo Paul and Maurizio Cossi and Enrica Gianotti and Leonardo Marchese and Ramon Rios and Marc Pera-Titus and Robert Raja",
note = "Funding Information: The project leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement N. 720783-MULTI2HYCAT. Funding Information: The project leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement N. 720783‐MULTI2HYCAT. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1002/chem.202202771",
language = "British English",
volume = "28",
journal = "Chemistry - A European Journal",
issn = "0947-6539",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "72",
}