“…Variety of catalysts as claysupported heteropolyacid [12], g-Fe 2 O 3 -pyridine based catalyst [13], 3-aminopropylated silica gel [14], sodium stearate [15], HClO 4 eSiO 2 [16], Fe-doped single walled carbon nanotubes [17], lanthanum(III) triflate supported on nanomagnetic g-Fe 2 O 3 [18], polystyrene-supported DABCO [19] pyridine-grafted graphene oxide [20], quaternary ammonium salt [H-dabco][AcO] [21], di-n-butylamine [22], nanosized zinc oxide [23], Phosphomolybdic acid [24], have been employed for the synthesis of b-phosphonomalonates. Further, catalysts like nano-MgO [25], sulfochitosan encapsulated nano-Fe 3 O 4, [26] ionic liquid [Bmim]OH [27], PEG [28], potassium phosphate [29], b-cyclodextrin [30],…”