Table 2. Chemical and structural properties of xLi/MgO catalysts^a.

Catalyst	Molar ratio (Li/Mg)	Surface area (m2 g−1)	Yield of BA (%)
0.10 Li/MgO	0.10	130	32.67
0.15 Li/MgO	0.15	88	29.41
0.20 Li/MgO	0.20	23	27.77
0.25 Li/MgO	0.25	15	40.65
0.30 Li/MgO	0.30	9	38.10

^aReaction conditions: CA (0.01 mole), CA/EtOH molar ratio (1 : 25), CA/H₂O molar ratio (1 : 83), xLi/MgO (0.006 g mL⁻¹), 343 K, 3 h, and 600 rpm.