Boric acid catalyzed chemoselective esterification of alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acids

Boric acid catalyzes the selective esterification of alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acids without causing significant esterification to occur with other carboxylic acids. The procedure is simple, high-yielding, and applicable to the esterification of alpha-hydroxy carboxylates in the presence of other carboxylic acids including beta-hydroxyacids within the same molecule. [reaction: see text]     

New aryl-containing fluorinated sulfonic acids and their ammonium salts, useful as electrolytes for fuel cells or ionic liquids

Several aryl-containing ammonium sulfonates have been prepared either by cationic metathesis from the corresponding lithium sulfonates or from the corresponding sulfonic acids. The latter have been obtained by elution of an Amberlite resin with alcoholic solutions of the lithium sulfonates. These ammonium sulfonates exhibit interesting conductivities and thermal properties which allow them to be promising candidates as electrolytes for electricity storage.     

Esterification of free fatty acids (Biodiesel) using nano sulfated-titania as catalyst in solvent-free conditions

Nano sulfated titania was tested as catalyst for esterification of free fatty acids, specially methanolic and ethanolic esterification of stearic acid (biodiesels). Factorial design evidenced a positive effect of reaction temperature, amount of catalyst, and solvents on ester conversion. This nano-sized sulfated titania has been prepared by a sol-gel hydrothermal process. This prepared sulfated titania showed high catalytic activity in direct esterification of fatty acids as well as benzoic acids with various alcohols and phenols under solvent-free conditions. This method is of great value because of its environmentally benign character, easy handling, high yields, convenient operation, and green. FT-IR studies are shown that the catalyst can be reused for acylation without loss of catalytic activity.     

Polymer‐supported 4‐aminoformoyldiphenylammonium triflate (PS‐AFDPAT): An efficient,recoverable and recyclable catalyst for esterification of carboxylic acids with equimolar amounts of alcohols

Polymer‐supported 4‐aminofonnoyldiphenylammonium triflate (PS‐AFDPAT) is an efficient catalyst for the esterification between equimolar amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols under mild conditions, which can be recycled without loss of activity.     

Fluorous Synthesis of Biaryl-Substituted Proline Analogs by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition and Suzuki Coupling Reactions

A solution-phase synthesis of bicyclic prolines containing four points of diversity has been developed by a two-step synthesis involving 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of perfluoroalkylsulfonyl-protected hydroxybenzaldehydes followed by Pd-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction of fluorous sulfonates with boronic acids. Both reactions are conducted under microwave irradiation and reaction mixtures are purified by solid-phase extractions without performing chromatography.     

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Palladium(II)-1-Methylimidazole Complex-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Aryl Sulfonates with Arylboronic Acids

A well-defined NHC-Pd(II)-Im complex 1 was found to be an effective catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl sulfonates including tosylates and phenylsulfonates with arylboronic acids, giving the desired coupling products in good to high yields. Acceptable yields can also be achieved even by using the less reactive mesylates as the substrates. It is worthy of noting here that this is the first example of NHC-Pd(II) complex-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl sulfonates with arylboronic acids, enriching an inexpensive, convenient, and alternative method for the synthesis of biaryl compounds.     

3种前处理方法处理婴幼儿配方奶粉中二十二碳六烯酸、花生四烯酸、亚油酸和α-亚麻酸的差异性

探讨了国家标准GB 5009.168-2016中乙酰氯-甲醇甲酯化法、酸水解酯化法和碱水解酯化法3种前处理手段处理婴幼儿配方奶粉中4种多不饱和脂肪酸(二十二碳六烯酸、花生四烯酸、亚油酸和α-亚麻酸)含量的差异性。乙酰氯-甲醇甲酯化法和酸水解酯化法明显优于碱水解酯化法。乙酰氯-甲醇甲酯化法中,样品的水解和脂肪的甲酯化同时进行并相互促进,使得脂肪的释放和甲酯化能够完全进行。通过对反应过程和添加回收率两个方面的考察,证明了乙酰氯-甲醇甲酯化法检测结果的准确性。酸、碱水解酯化法是分别利用酸、碱对样品进行水解,然后提取脂肪进行甲酯化。从水解效率、提取效率及甲酯化效率3个方面对酸、碱水解酯化法进行对比,结果表明,水解效率是影响酸、碱水解差异性的主要因素,酸水解法更适用于婴幼儿配方奶粉中不饱和脂肪酸的测定。通过对实际样品的检测,进一步验证了乙酰氯-甲醇甲酯化法和酸水解酯化法测定多不饱和脂肪酸的准确性,同时对其他食品中脂肪酸的测定具有较强的指导意义。     

Effect of Alkanolamide on Interfacial Tension and Loss of Petroleum Sulfonates for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Experimental studies are conducted in order to elucidate the mechanisms of monoethanolamide responsible for synergism on lowering interfacial tension and decreasing loss due to adsorption on surface of reservoir sand and precipitation with multivalent cations in model oil/water/surfactants/brine systems. The interfacial tensions between solutions containing crude oil and monoethanolamide, petroleum sulfonates, or mixture of monoethanolamide and petroleum sulfonates at different ratios are studied without any alkali added in the solution. The results show significant synergic effect between monoethanolamide and petroleum sulfonates can reduce the interfacial tension to ultralow. Adsorption isotherms of monoethanolamide, petroleum sulfonates and mixture solution are determined to assess the effect of monoethanolamide on reducing the loss of petroleum sulfonates in formation. Static adsorption experiments indicate that the loss of petroleum sulfonates for adsorption and precipitation can be reduced on a great degree when monoethanolamide is mixed with petroleum sulfonates. The core-flooding tests show that the enhanced oil recovery with the formulation of surfactants of 0.3 wt% petroleum sulfonates and 0.2 wt% monoethanolamide can be increased by 26.6% without any alkali added in the flooding solution.     

Highly Efficient Esterification of an Equimolar Amount of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols Catalyzed by ZrOCl_2·8H_2O

Esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols is one of the most fundamental and useful transformations in organic synthesis. The most common catalysts are H2SO4 and TsOH. However, H2SO4 or TsOH-catalyzed esterification procedure has some problems such as corrosion, side reactions, difficulty in separation. Hence, recently, various solid acid catalysts such as ion-exchanged resins, molecular sieve, and heteropoly acids etc. have been employed for esterification reaction. However, the s…     

Studies of synergism for lowering dynamic interfacial tension in sodium alpha-(n-alkyl) naphthalene sulfonate/alkali/acidic oil systems

Alkylnaphthalene sulfonates with high purity were selected as model components to research synergism for lowering interfacial tension (IFT) in surfactant/alkali/acidic oil systems. The dynamic IFTs between alkylnaphthalene sulfonates with different alkyl chain length and n-decane, oleic acid model oil, or Shengli crude oil were measured. The results showed that the alkylnaphthalene sulfonates with different alkyl chain lengths had different synergism with different acidic components and their ionized acids under the same conditions. The synergism for lowering dynamic IFT in alkylnaphthalene sulfonate/alkali/acidic oil systems was controlled by alkylnaphthalene sulfonate concentration, alkyl chain length, alkali concentration, alkali type, and oleic acid concentration: optimal physicochemical conditions were necessary to the best synergism. This indicates that the synergism among added surfactant acidic components in crude oil and their ionized acids is controlled by the ratio of their interfacial concentrations.     

Recyclable hypervalent iodine(III) reagent iodosodilactone as an efficient coupling reagent for direct esterification, amidation, and peptide coupling

A hypervalent iodine(III) reagent plays a novel role as an efficient coupling reagent to promote the direct condensation between carboxylic acids and alcohols or amines to provide esters, macrocyclic lactones, amides, as well as peptides without racemization. The regeneration of iodosodilactone (1) can also be readily achieved. The intermediate acyloxyphosphonium ion C from the activation of a carboxylic acid is thought to be involved in the present esterification reaction.     

A Mild Method for the Esterification of Fatty Acids

In conjunction with a synthetic problem, we were in need of a method for the stoichiometric esterification of fatty acids, containing the aqueous acid labile tert-butyl dimethylsilyloxy group (OTBS), with a variety of alcohols. It has been reported² that fatty acids form acylureas in the presence of dicyclo-hexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and methanol³ without esterification.     

Hydrophobic and Melt Processable Starch-Laurate Esters: Synthesis,Structure–Property Correlations

A controlled esterification of starch to replace the  OH moieties with bio-derived medium chain fatty acids, and the changes in the polymer structure and properties for material applications is investigated in this research. The esterification is conducted via a homogeneous esterification process using an activated lauric acid (C₁₂) in the presence of a base catalyst. The degree of esterification through the replacement of hydroxyl groups of starch was estimated using elemental analysis (EA) and proton NMR. The effect of the modification on the structural and material properties of the modified starch polymer is elucidated by evaluating the changes in morphology, network thermal stability, hydrophobicity, solubility profile, and thermal transition events. Scanning electron microscopy imaging reveals structural changes ranging from surface roughness to complete disruption depending on the degree of substitution. This is confirmed by XRD. Because of the esterification of starch, the resulting polymers become melt processable thermoplastic that forms a transparent film with an elastic storage modulus of up to 226 MPa at room temperature. This shows that the starch–fatty acid polymer can be used for various industrial and advanced material applications without any other plasticizers or modifiers. The final material is completely bio-based, and is expected to be biodegradable in the environment. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 2611–2622     

Highly chemoselective methylation and esterification reactions with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of NaY faujasite. The case of mercaptophenols, mercaptobenzoic acids, and carboxylic acids bearing OH substituents

In the presence of NaY faujasite, the reactions of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with several ambident nucleophiles such as o- and p-mercaptophenols (1a,b), o- and p-mercaptobenzoic acids (2a,b), o- and p-hydroxybenzoic acids (3a,b), mandelic and phenyllactic acids (4, 5), have been explored under batch conditions. Highly chemoselective reactions can be performed: at 150 degrees C, compounds 1 and 2 undergo only a S-methylation reaction, without affecting OH and CO2H groups; at 165 degrees C, acids 3-5 form the corresponding methyl esters, while both their aromatic and aliphatic OH substituents are fully preserved from methylation and/or transesterification processes. Typical selectivities are of 90-98% and isolated yields of products (S-methyl derivatives and methyl esters, respectively) are in the range of 85-96%. A comparative study with K2CO3 as a catalyst is also reported. Although the base (K2CO3) turns out to be more active than the zeolite, the chemoselectivity is elusive: compounds 2a,b undergo simultaneous S-methylation and esterification reactions, and acids 3-5 yield complex mixtures of products of O-methylation, O-methoxycarbonylation, and esterification of their OH and CO2H groups, respectively. Overall, the combined use of a nontoxic reagent/solvent (DMC) and a safe promoter (NaY) imparts a genuine ecofriendly nature to the investigated synthesis.     

A mild,rapid, and convenient esterification of α-keto acids

A new method for the esterification of a α-keto acids with alkyl chloroformates is described, which is compatible with many functional groups.     

PEG型酸性温控离子液体中芳香酸和醇的酯化反应

报道了该催化体系在芳香酸和醇酯化反应中的应用. 研究发现, 该离子液体具有优良的催化性能, 产品易分离, 催化剂可循环使用且活性不降低, 催化剂不易流失, 实现了均相催化剂的高效回收和再利用.     

Wedge-shaped molecules with a sulfonate group at the tip--a new class of self-assembling amphiphiles

The synthesis of 4-N-[3',4',5'-tris(dodecyloxy)benzamido]benzene-4-sulfonic acid (1) and 4'-[3",4",5"-tris(dodecyloxy)benzoyloxy]azobenzene-4-sulfonic acid (2) is described. Pure acid 1 is stable, while 2 can be stored only in solution. Both acids were obtained from their sodium salts and were quantitatively transformed into the pyridinium salts. The phase behavior of these acids, as well as the sulfonates was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy. The investigated compounds exhibit columnar mesophases. The formation of columnar superstructures was demonstrated for the sodium sulfonates by scanning force microscopy, gelation experiments, and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.     

Highly efficient esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols by montmorillonite-enwrapped titanium as a heterogeneous acid catalyst

Montmorillonite-enwrapped titanium catalyst was found to efficiently promote the esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols. In comparison to other catalysts reported to date, this heterogeneous catalyst offers a remarkably simple workup procedure, and is reusable without any appreciable loss in its activity and selectivity.     

萃取耦合化学转化法提质生物油油溶相的研究

采用萃取耦合化学转化技术对生物油油溶相进行了提质研究。将稻壳快速裂解油加入适宜水使其自然分为水溶相和油溶相。以正丁醇为萃取剂和转化剂,通过在线萃取将油溶相中的酸、醛、酮等可萃物不断萃取出来,再经酯化、缩醛化反应,转化为相应正丁醇的酯、缩醛和半缩醛等。与生物油直接酯化提质相比,萃取耦合化学转化法可以显著抑制提质过程中的结焦问题,降低了提质油相的含水量和酸值,提高了其热值和可挥发性。此外,还考察了油溶相预氧化和预还原对萃取耦合化学转化提质的影响。结果表明,预氧化后可将油溶相中的醛类转化为酸,再经酯化转化为稳定性好的酯类,提质后的油品水含量低于4%,热值高于30 MJ/kg,酸值低于2 KOH mg/g,并且结焦率为零。     

Esters of amylose, cellulose, and tall oil fatty acids

The possibility of preparing amylose and cellulose esters by esterification and acylation with chlorides of tall oil fatty acids was examined.