Well-defined core-shell nanostructural block copolymer supported recyclable Bronsted acidic ionic liquid catalyst for the synthesis of biodiesel was written by Jiang, Jian;Wang, Songmeng;Kong, Yuanfang;Yan, Wei;Chen, Hao;Liu, Lingyan;Chang, Weixing;Li, Jing. And the article was included in European Polymer Journal in 2020.Electric Literature of C14H12S2 This article mentions the following:
A series of Bronsted acidic ionic liquid catalysts was synthesized by anchoring 1-(3-sulfopropyl)pyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonate onto the stable core-shell micelles, which were formed by crosslinking various chain length ratios PS-b-P4VP in toluene with 1,4-dibromobutane. These catalysts display excellent catalytic activity in the esterification or transesterification of palmitic acid or glycerol tripalmitate with methanol or ethanol to synthesize the biodiesel (yield > 99%) in the presence of 4 mol% catalyst loading. Furthermore, the biodiesel yield was maintained about 90% even with a water content of 10 wt% corresponding to the total weight of reaction system. More importantly, these supported catalysts with core-shell structure could be recycled for 5-6 times (5 cycles: yield 89.3%, 6 cycles: yield 84%) only by simple centrifugation without appreciating activity decrease. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, Benzyl benzodithioate (cas: 27249-90-7Electric Literature of C14H12S2).
Benzyl benzodithioate (cas: 27249-90-7) belongs to esters. Volatile esters with characteristic odours are used in synthetic flavours, perfumes, and cosmetics. Certain volatile esters are used as solvents for lacquers, paints, and varnishes. Esters contain a carbonyl center, which gives rise to 120° C–C–O and O–C–O angles. Unlike amides, esters are structurally flexible functional groups because rotation about the C–O–C bonds has a low barrier. Their flexibility and low polarity is manifested in their physical properties; they tend to be less rigid (lower melting point) and more volatile (lower boiling point) than the corresponding amides. Electric Literature of C14H12S2
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