Zirconium triflate grafted on SBA-15 as a highly efficient solid acid catalyst for ring opening of epoxides by amines and alcohols

We report the synthesis of zirconium triflate grafted mesoporous SBA-15 (ZrTf/S) using a simple one-pot-two-step synthesis. ZrTf/S showed excellent activity for ring opening of epoxides by various amines and alcohols under ambient conditions.