Nanoporous alumino- and borosilicate-mediated Meinwald rearrangement of epoxides

Nanoporous alumina- and borosilicate materials, produced using an evaporation-induced self-assembly approach (EISA), efficiently catalyse the Meinwald rearrangement of epoxides in dimethyl carbonate (DMC) to produce the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yield and excellent selectivity. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.