title: Synthesis of dicationic ionic liquids and their application in the preparation of hierarchical zeolite Beta.
abstract: Piperidine- and imidazole-based dicatoinic ionic liquids have been developed for the synthesis of zeolite Beta. Hierarchical Beta has a larger surface area and pore volume than conventional Beta. Beta derived from a dicationic ionic liquid exhibited remarkably higher catalytic activity than the conventional Beta. Experimental evidence and DFT calculations suggest that only a suitable conformation of such dicationic ionic liquids is able to form zeolite Beta (see scheme).
authors: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar-140001, Punjab, India.
authors: Rajkumar
authors: R
authors: Kore
authors: Biswarup
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authors: Satpati
authors: Rajendra
authors: R
authors: Srivastava