A Facile, Catalytic and Environmentally Benign Method for Esterification of Carboxylic Acids and Transesterification of Carboxylic Esters with Nearly Equimolar Amounts of Alcohols

D. Subhas Bose; Apuri Satyender; A. P. Rudra Das; Hari Babu Mereyala

doi:10.1055/s-2006-942456

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A Facile, Catalytic and Environmentally Benign Method for Esterification of Carboxylic Acids and Transesterification of Carboxylic Esters with Nearly Equimolar Amounts of Alcohols

D. Subhas Bose*, Apuri Satyender, A. P. Rudra Das, Hari Babu Mereyala
Organic Chemistry Division III, Fine Chemical Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Habshiguda, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
Fax: +91(40)27160387; e-Mail: bose_iict@yahoo.co.in; dsb@iict.res.in;

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A practical and green chemical process for the esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols and transesterification of carboxylic esters in good to excellent yields by using K₅CoW₁₂O₁₄·3H₂O (0.1 mol%) as catalyst is reported. The catalyst exhibited remarkable reusable activity.

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esterification - transesterification - alcohols - carboxylic acids - reusable

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