Molecular Iodine in Ionic Liquid: A Green Catalytic System for Esterification and Transesterification |
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| Authors: | Yiming Ren |
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| Affiliation: | Chemical Engineering College, Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing, China |
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| Abstract: | Esterification of carboxylic acids and transesterification of β-ketoesters with alcohols have been developed using a catalytic amount of iodine in polyethylene glycol (PEG) ionic liquid (IL 1000) to afford the corresponding esters in good yields. By simple separation of the ionic-liquid phase containing the iodine, the system of I2/IL 1000 can be reused several times. |
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| Keywords: | Esterification ionic liquid molecular iodine transesterification |
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