“…The three precursors used to synthesize the strontium-doped lanthanum cobaltite perovskite catalyst, including La(NO 3 ) 3 , Sr(NO 3 ) 2 , and Co(NO 3 ) 2 , also exhibited low catalytic activity, forming the expected product in 2%, 39%, and 4% yields, respectively. In a second series of experiments, several heterogeneous catalysts were utilized for the reaction (entries [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Cu(BDC), a copper-organic framework, was active for the reaction, producing the product in 70% yield.…”