Solvent-Free Esterification of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols in the Presence of Silphos [PCl<sub>3-n</sub>(SiO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>n</sub>] as a Heterogeneous Phosphine Reagent
Abstract An efficient solvent-free method for the preparation of esters from various aromatic and aliphatic acids with primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols using a heterogeneous phosphinereagent, silphos [PCl3-n(SiO2)n], in good yields is reported. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT