Facile and Selective Preparation of Esters from Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Aluminumdodecatangstophosphate (AlPW12O40) as a Versatile, Recyclable and a Highly Water Tolerant Green Lewis Acid Catalyst

Title: Facile and Selective Preparation of Esters from Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Aluminumdodecatangstophosphate (AlPW12O40) as a Versatile, Recyclable and a Highly Water Tolerant Green Lewis Acid Catalyst

Volume: 3 Issue: 1

Author(s): Habib Firouzabadi, Nasser Iranpoor and Abbas A. Jafari

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Keywords: Aluminumdodecatungstophosphate, AlPW12O40, esterfication, carboxylic acids, alcohols

Abstract: Aluminumdodecatangstophosphate (AlPW12O40 ) as a highly water tolerant, recyclable green Lewis acid has been applied as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of esters from long chain aliphatic and aromatic acids and alcohols in high yields. This catalyst is also selective for the esterification of primary alcohols in the presence of secondary ones.

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Firouzabadi Habib, Iranpoor Nasser and Jafari A. Abbas, Facile and Selective Preparation of Esters from Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Aluminumdodecatangstophosphate (AlPW12O40) as a Versatile, Recyclable and a Highly Water Tolerant Green Lewis Acid Catalyst, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017806774964495