“…Several studies have been reported on the one-step synthesis of MIBK from acetone, including Pd/resin [2], Pd/C mixed with acidic ion-exchange resin [3,4], Pd/Zr 3 (PO 4 ) 2 [5], Pd/niobic acid [6], Pd/C with NaOH [7], Pd/oxides [8,9], Pd/Na/MgO [10], Pd/ZSM-5 [11], Pd/SAPO [12], Ni/alumina [13], and Pd or Ni/hydrotalcite [14].…”