biostudies-literatureUnknown10(9)Swaathy RConstruction of a C-C bond via alkylation of ketones with alcohol as the alkylating source by employing hydrogen-borrowing strategy is attracting significant attention and is highly appealing due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, environmental benefits, and the fact that water is the only byproduct. The development of heterogeneous catalysts based on nonprecious base metals is progressing rapidly. Our newly disclosed manganese-doped cerium oxide nanocomposite (10 wt % Mn@CeO₂) stands out as a cost-efficient and air-stable catalyst, synthesized through a straightforward coprecipitation method and employed for α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols via the hydrogen-borrowing strategy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirms the high crystallinity of CeO₂, ACS omega9649-9660https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11904652biostudies-literatureHeterogeneous Mn@CeO<sub>2</sub> Catalyst for α-Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols via Hydrogen-Borrowing Strategy.PMC11904652Swaathy RKarthikeyan SfalseHeterogeneous Mn@CeO<sub>2</sub> Catalyst for α-Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols via Hydrogen-Borrowing Strategy.Construction of a C-C bond via alkylation of ketones with alcohol as the alkylating source by employing hydrogen-borrowing strategy is attracting significant attention and is highly appealing due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, environmental benefits, and the fact that water is the only byproduct. The development of heterogeneous catalysts based on nonprecious base metals is progressing rapidly. Our newly disclosed manganese-doped cerium oxide nanocomposite (10 wt % Mn@CeO₂) stands out as a cost-efficient and air-stable catalyst, synthesized through a straightforward coprecipitation method and employed for α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols via the hydrogen-borrowing strategy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirms the high crystallinity of CeO₂, 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Mar2025-04-04T00:32:42.091Z2025-04-04T00:32:42.091ZS-EPMC119046524009278810.1021/acsomega.4c10938