Heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids: Reaction-induced self-separation catalysts for esterification

Yan Leng, Jun Wang, Dunru Zhu, Xiaoqian Ren, Hanqing Ge, Lei Shen

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) It comes out in the wash: In the esterification of citric acid with n-butanol, heteropolyanion-based ionic liquid (IL) catalysts show high catalytic activity, self-separation, and easy reuse. The good solubility in reactants, nonmiscibility with ester product, and high melting point of the IL catalysts enable the reaction-induced switching from homogeneous (b in the picture) to heterogeneous (c) with subsequent precipitation of the catalyst (d).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-171
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Biphasic catalysis
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Ionic liquids
  • Phase-transfer catalysis

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