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Aerobic Acetalization of Ethylene Glycol with Acetone by Newly Designed Highly Efficient Soft NiO@B@GCN Nanocubes Catalyst

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The ultimate objective is to create strategies for glycol acetalization that are both economically and ecologically benign. The product cyclic dioxolane formed by acetalization of glycol shows excellent solvent properties as it is non-carcinogenic and causes no ozone related problems. It is used as a component of solvent in batteries and also finds application in the fragrance, flavour, pharmaceutical, polymers and textile industries. Herein we report a highly promising and environmentally benign process for converting glycol into 2,2 dimethyl 1,3 dioxolane via acetalization through NiO@B@GCN nanocubes catalys. Comprehensive analysis shows that the high catalytic performance of NiO@B@GCN nanocubes is the result of the cooperation of band gap engineering and efficient charge transfer capabilities. This work demonstrates the use of a synergistic strategy to effectively synthesize soft NiO@B@GCN nanocubes as a promising catalyst that exhibit excellent product yield.

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We express gratitude to the Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur for financial assistance and CatLab of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for characterization and their complete investigation.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, 273010, U.P, India

    Neha Dubey, Rajesh K. Yadav, Shaifali Mishra, Rehana Shahin & Satyam Singh

  2. Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Gulmohar Marg, Bengaluru, 560012, India

    Navneet K. Gupta

  3. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 141 Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea

    Jin-OoK Baeg

  4. Laboratory of Bioactive Heterocycles and Catalysis (BHC Lab), Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli (NIPER-R), Near CRPF Base Camp, Transit Campus, Bijnor-Sisendi Road, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow, UP, 226002, India

    Sandeep Chaudhary

  5. Department of Physics and Material Science, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, 273010, U.P, India

    D. K. Dwivedi

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Dubey, N., Yadav, R.K., Mishra, S. et al. Aerobic Acetalization of Ethylene Glycol with Acetone by Newly Designed Highly Efficient Soft NiO@B@GCN Nanocubes Catalyst. Catal Lett (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-024-04694-y

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