| Entry | Cat. | Solvent | t/h | Yieldb/% |
| 1 | None | H2O | 12 | - |
| 2 | MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | - |
| 3 | PW | H2O | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | PM | H2O | 12 | 10 |
| 5 | 20 wt% PW/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | 60 wt% PW/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 36 |
| 8 | 70 wt% PW/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | 80 wt% PW/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 30 |
| 10 | 50 wt% PM/MCM-41 | H2O | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | CH2Cl2 | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | CH3OH | 12 | trace |
| 13 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | THF | 12 | 79 |
| 14 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | Et2O | 12 | 76 |
| 15 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | toluene | 12 | - |
| 16 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | AcOEt | 12 | - |
| 17 c | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | THF | 12 | 82 |
| 18 d | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | THF | 12 | 86 |
| 19 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | THF | 6 | 56 |
| 20 | 50 wt% PW/MCM-41 | THF | 24 | 87 |