Potential applications of Zr-KIT-5: Hantzsch reaction, Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley (MPV) reduction of 4-tert -butylcyclohexanone, and Prins reaction of citronellal

The acidity of Zr-incorporated large pore cubic mesoporous silicate, KIT-5, with Fm3m symmetry was explored as catalyst in the Hantzsch reaction for preparation of 1,4-dihydropyridine (DHP) derivatives, Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley (MPV) reduction of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone, and Prins reaction of citronellal. The catalyst showed ~82–94 %...