Journal of Catalysis

Polarity of the acid chain of esters and transesterification activity of acid catalysts

DM Alonso, ML Granados, R Mariscal, A Douhal

Index: Journal of Catalysis, , vol. 262, # 1 p. 18 - 26

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Citation Number: 44

Abstract

... Journal of Catalysis. ... However, in the case of esterification of carboxylic acids by homogeneous catalysis there are no mass transfer restrictions, and low reaction rates are also found for longer acid chains. ... In the case of homogeneous catalyst, the effect of polarity is negligible. ...