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Kottapalli Koteswara Rao
Researcher at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Publications - 11
Citations - 306
Kottapalli Koteswara Rao is an academic researcher from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Acetic acid. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications receiving 300 citations. Previous affiliations of Kottapalli Koteswara Rao include Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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The first example of Michael addition catalysed by modified Mg–Al hydrotalcite
Boyapati M. Choudary,Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam,Chinta Reddy Venkat Reddy,Kottapalli Koteswara Rao,François Figueras +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, selective 1,4-additions on methyl vinyl ketone, methyl acrylate, simple and substituted chalcones by donors such as nitroalkane, malononitrile, diethylmalonate, cyanoacetamide and thiols were catalysed by solid base, modified Mg-Al hydrotalcite as catalyst in quantitative yields in liquid phase under mild reaction conditions.
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Process for the production of esters from alcohols using acetic acid as acetylating and clays as catalysts
Boyapati M. Choudary,Bhaskar Veldurthy,Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam,Kottapalli Koteswara Rao,Kondapuram Vijaya Raghavan +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a process for the preparation of esters from alcohols using acetic acid as acetylating agent and clays as catalysts was described, which consisted of the extraction and recovery of the corresponding esters by simple work-up procedure.
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An Improved Process for Selective Liquid-Phase Air Oxidation of Toluene
Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam,Pentlavalli Sreekanth,Kottapalli Koteswara Rao,Thella Prathap Kumar,Bhavnari Purna Chandra Rao,Boyapati M. Choudary +5 more
TL;DR: An improved process for the oxidation of toluene to obtain benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol with high selectivities using a Co/Mn/Br− composite catalytic system in liquid phase is described in this article.
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Hydrogen Processing by FeIII‐Exchanged Montmorillonite: A Unique Geochemical Protocol
Boyapati M. Choudary,Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam,Kalluri V. S. Ranganath,Kottapalli Koteswara Rao +3 more
TL;DR: The production of hydrogen by the relay of electrons from I − to H + in an acidic, aqueous medium and the consumption of Hydrogen by reductive N acylation open up enormous opportunities in hydrogen chemistry.
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High substrate selectivity in montmorillonite in the hydrogenation of olefins
TL;DR: An impressive sequential and preferential substrate selectivity in hydrogenation of olefins by montmorillonitediphenylphosphinepalladium(II) chloride catalyst was reported in this article.