Clay Mineral Catalysis of Organic Reactions

This book provides an insight into the relationship between the surface properties of clay minerals and their catalytic activity. Organized into eight comprehensive chapters, the book describes and discusses the ability of clay minerals to serve as solid acid catalysts for a large range and variety of organic conversions and transformations.

Clays and Clay Minerals: Structures, Compositions, and Properties. Surface Acidity and Catalytic Activity. Surface Activation and Modification. Organic Catalysis by Clay-Supported Reagents. Clay Mineral Catalysis of Name Reactions. Clay Mineral Catalysis of Isomerization, Dimerization, Oligomerization, and Polymerization Reactions. Clay Mineral Catalysis of Redox, Asymmetric, and Enantioselective Reactions. Clay Mineral Catalysis of Natural Processes and Prebiotic Organic Reactions.