Esterifications of carboxylic acids and alcohols catalyzed by Al2(SO4)3 · 18H2O under solvent-free condition
作者:Li Gang、Pang Wenhui
DOI:10.1134/s0023158410040154
日期:2010.8
Esterifications of equimolar mixture of carboxylic acids and alcohols can be effectively catalyzed by Al-2(SO4)(3) center dot 18H(2)O under solvent-free condition. The esterification catalyzed by Al-2(SO4)(3) center dot 18H(2)O is a promising green method thanks to no need of organic solvent, no pollution, no causticity and ease to handle after reaction. This catalyst is of a low toxicity (usually it is used as purifying agent for drinking water), low-cost compound and is easily separated from the reaction mixture by simple filtration. Moreover, the catalyst can be recycled for the further esterification and the conversion does not evidently decrease.
Kinetic Analysis as an Optimization Tool for Catalytic Esterification with a Moisture-Tolerant Zirconium Complex
This work describes the use of kinetics as a tool for rational optimization of an esterification process with down to equimolar ratios of reagents using a recyclable commercially available zirconocene complex in catalytic amounts. In contrast to previously reported group IV metal-catalyzed esterification protocols, the work presented herein circumvents the use of water scavengers and perfluorooctane