Sugunan, S; Sherly, K B(Indian Journal of Chemistry, October , 1994)
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Abstract:
Lanthanum oxide, La2O3 has been found to be an effective
catalyst for the liquid phase reduction of cyclohexanone.
The catalytic activities of La2O3 activated
at 300, 500 and 800·C and its mixed oxides with
alumina for the reduction of cyclohexanone with
2-propanol have been determined and the data parallel
that of the electron donating properties of the catalysts.
The electron donating properties of the catalysts have
been determined from the adsorption of electron acceptors
of different electron affinities on the surface of
these oxides.