Effect of Ionic Liquids on the Chemical Equilibrium of Esterification of Carboxylic Acids with Alcohols

Tao Jiang Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P.R. China

Yanhong Chang Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P.R. China

Guoying Zhao Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P.R. China

Buxing Han Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

Guanying Yang Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P.R. China

Abstract

The esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols catalyzed by para-toluene sulfonic acid (pTSA) was studied in different room temperature ionic liquids. The chemical equilibrium of esterification can be tuned by using ionic liquids as solvents.

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This work was financially supported with National Key Basic Research Project of China (G2000048010), National Natural Science Foundation of China (20133030, 20332030).

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