“…A variety of homogeneous catalysts, such as sodium chlorite, 14 ascorbic acid, 15 Na 2 SO 3 , 7 etc., have been employed for the hydroxylation reaction but they suffer from certain drawbacks. Heterogeneous catalysts Sm 2 O 3 , 16 V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 , 2 Cu/TCOP, 17 CuS, 18 Ag/Zeolite, 19 CuFe 2 O 4 , 20 Ag NP montK-10, 21 Ru-(bpy) 3 Cl 2 •6H 2 O, 13 Fe 2 O 3 @SiO 2 , 22 Pd NPs, 23 polymer-supported AuNP, 24 etc. have been explored widely in this regard.…”