Transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with phenol using Brønsted and Lewis acidic ionic liquids

KM Deshmukh, ZS Qureshi, KP Dhake…

Index: Deshmukh, Krishna M.; Qureshi, Ziyauddin S.; Dhake, Kishor P.; Bhanage, Bhalchandra M. Catalysis Communications, 2010 , vol. 12, # 3 p. 207 - 211

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Abstract

Transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate with phenol to methylphenyl carbonate and diphenyl carbonate using dibutyltin oxide catalyst in conjunction with Brønsted and Lewis acidic ionic liquids was studied. It was observed that the use of ionic liquids significantly enhances the yield of diphenyl carbonate. The ionic liquid having p- toluenesulfonate as anion and metal halide (eg ZnCl2) as Lewis acid precursor exhibited ...