An overview on recent advances in the synthesis of sulfonated organic materials, sulfonated silica materials, and sulfonated carbon materials and their catalytic applications in chemical processes

• Hashem Sharghi,
• Pezhman Shiri and
• Mahdi Aberi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2745–2770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.253

• Hashem Sharghi Pezhman Shiri Mahdi Aberi Department of Chemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 10.3762/bjoc.14.253 Abstract This review article discusses the progress related to the synthesis and catalytic applications of sulfonated organic materials, sulfonated silica materials, and

• industrial and laboratory applications. The aim of this review article is to review the recent studies (2014–2018) in the field of the utility of sulfonated organic materials, sulfonated silica materials, and sulfonated carbon materials for developing acidic catalysts. Keywords: acid-catalyzed processes

• ; biodiesel synthesis; sulfonated carbon materials; sulfonated industrial and laboratory products; sulfonated organic materials; sulfonated silica materials; Review 1. Introduction Mineral acids (sulfuric acid, sulfonic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and boric acid) as homogeneous catalysts were