Abstract

Well-dispersed sulfated zirconia nanoparticles were synthesized with poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) as a surfactant. The resultant sulfated zirconia nanoparticles are characterized by SEM, XRD, FT-IR and XPS. These nanoparticles were directly used as catalysts for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and biodiesel via electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with various aldehydes and the esterification of long-chain free fatty acids and exhibited excellent catalytic activity. The mechanism of the formation of the synthesized zirconia nanoparticles was also proposed.

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