RSC Advances

An efficient renewable-derived surfactant for aqueous esterification reactions

F Rajabi, R Luque

Index: Rajabi, Fatemeh; Luque, Rafael RSC Advances, 2014 , vol. 4, # 10 p. 5152 - 5155

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Abstract

An efficient and simple approach for the aqueous esterification of a range of carboxylic acids with alcohols has been developed using catalytic amounts of a glucose-derived N-alkanoyl- N-methyl-1-glycamine non-ionic biosurfactant (C12MG). Excellent yields to final products were obtained under mild conditions and the protocol was amenable to both aromatic and long alkyl chain acids (eg fatty acids).