The Benzylation of p-Xylene Using ZnFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Catalyst

Table 4

A comparison of some reaction parameters of the present catalyst with previous works.

Catalyst	Molar ratio p-xylene:benzyl chloride	Catalytic mass (g)	Temp. (K)	k’ (g^-1.min^-1)	k (min^-1)	Ref
Fe-HMS-50	15 : 1	0.1	343	0.275	0.026	[20]
Cu-HMS-50	15 : 1	0.1	343	0.183	0.018	[30]
FAPO4-5	15 : 1	0.1	343	0.447	0.048	[32]
ZFO-EG	22 : 1	0.005	343	100.6	0.503	The present work