An acid–base bifunctional nano-catalyst was synthesized and applied as an efficient and recoverable catalyst in the one-pot deacetalization–Knoevenagel tandem reaction.
Acid–base bifunctional P(DVB–NH2–n-SO3H) catalysts with mesoporous structure have been prepared and characterized for a one-pot cascade reaction with good recycling properties.
The one-pot multi-step conversion of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone (GVL) with 64.5% yield is achieved via acid–base bifunctional catalysis enabled by HfCl4 in 2-propanol, and the recovered solid is active for transfer hydrogenation.