%0 Journal Article %A Kadam, Anup A. %A Yadav, Ganapati D. %D 2018 %I Begell House %K heterogeneous catalysis, hydrotalcite, solid base, nitroaldol, Michael addition, kinetics %N 3 %P 277-291 %R 10.1615/CatalGreenChemEng.2018028174 %T NOVELTIES OF Mg-Al CALCINED HYDROTALCITE CATALYZED ONE-POT SYNTHESIS OF 2-PHENYL-1,3-DINITROPROPANE: REACTION MECHANISM AND KINETICS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/74e300906b6eb358,1951e5dd64861c8c,50e0ef992203527b.html %V 1 %X Aryl-substituted dinitroalkanes are important synthons in organic chemistry. 2-Phenyl-1,3-dinitropropane was synthesized using Mg-Al calcined hydrotalcite as a solid base catalyst. The reaction proceeds through nitroaldol condensation, followed by a Michael-type addition. The effects of various parameters were studied. A catalyst with Mg-Al ratio of 3:1 was found to be the most active. Selectivity of 100% was obtained for the desired product. The catalyst could readily be recycled without much loss of activity. A kinetic model was developed based on the experimental data. %8 2018-07-10