title: Fe/Al synergy in Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles supported on porous aluminosilicate materials: excelling activities in oxidation reactions.
abstract: A synergetic Fe-Al effect in Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles supported on mesoporous aluminosilicates compared to pure siliceous silicates has been demonstrated, for the first time, by a remarkably superior catalytic activity of the former in the microwave-assisted selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. This significant finding, that also deeply influences the acidity of the materials (increasing total and particularly Lewis acidity), can have important consequences in the improved efficiency of these systems in related oxidations as well as in acid catalysed processes.
authors.affiliation: Dpto.Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie, Ctra Nnal IV, Km 396, E14014, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariana Balu
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manuel Campelo
authors.forename: Pratibha L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luque
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angel Romero