Highly active and moisture-insensitive solid catalysts - GaCl3 and InCl3 supported on montmorillonite-K10 and Si-MCM-41 for benzylation of benzene

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 64, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 223-226

  Choudhary, Vasant R ^a   Jana, Suman K ^a   Kiran, B P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Benzylation of benzene by benzyl chloride; Diphenylmethane; GaCl3 montmorillonite K10; InCl3 montmorillonite K10; InCl3 Si MCM 41, GaCl3 Si MCM 41

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144304     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019084314356     Document Type: Article

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