Abstract The Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley (MPV) reaction involves the hydrogen-transfer reduction of a carbonyl compound by an alcohol used as hydrogen donor. The process is catalysed by both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. The latter can be of the acid or basic type. In this work, we used delamination and ion-exchange in combination to obtain delaminated solids from layered double hydroxides (LDHs). Three Mg/Al LDHs (Mg/Al ...
