1. Selective nitration of aromatic compounds by solid acid catalysts
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Boyapati M. Choudary, K. V. Ram Prasad, M. Sateesh, Jagarlapudi A. R. P. Sarma, Kondapuram Vijaya Raghavan, M. Lakshmi Kantam, and K. Koteswara Rao
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Molecular model ,Chemistry ,Metals and Alloys ,General Chemistry ,Solid acid ,Electrophilic aromatic substitution ,Catalysis ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nitration ,Materials Chemistry ,Ceramics and Composites ,High activity ,Organic chemistry ,Zeolite ,Beta (finance) - Abstract
High activity and para-selectivity in the nitration of aromatic compounds is achieved by a high density of acidic sites and ready formation of the para-isomer in the pores of zeolite beta with low Si/Al ratio as revealed by molecular modeling studies.
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- 2000