Efficient Esterification of Long Chain Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids with Alcohols over ZrOCl₂·8H₂O Catalyst

Abstract

Direct condensation of equimolar amounts of long chain carboxylic acids and alcohols could be achieved by using zirconyl chloride as an efficient catalyst. ZrOCl₂·8H₂O showed high activity for esterification between primary acids and alcohols; however, it was less active in the combination of branched acid and secondary alcohols to give the corresponding esters.

Key words

esterification - long chain aliphatic carboxylic acid - long chain aliphatic alcohol - zirconyl chloride

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