Patil, Chetana R. published the artcileSingle-Pot Alcoholysis of Furfuryl Alcohol to Alkyl Levulinates Using Heterogenized p-TSA Catalyst, Synthetic Route of 539-88-8, the main research area is furfuryl alc alkyl levulinate toluene sulfonic acid catalyst alcoholysis.
Synthesis of levulinate esters which are known to be excellent sustainable fuel additives, was achieved by alcoholysis of furfuryl alc. over strong solid acid catalyst, prepared by copolymerization of p-toluenesulfonic acid with paraformaldehyde. Our catalyst possessed Broensted acidity (3 mmol/g) with an excellent stability up to 220 °C. XPS, FT-IR and Pyridine-IR along with microanal. studies confirmed the presence of terminal -SO3H functional groups responsible for Broensted acidity in the catalyst. The catalyst was found to efficiently catalyze the alcoholysis of furfuryl alc. to give alkyl levulinates under mild reaction conditions. The complete conversion of furfuryl alc. with 96% and 97% selectivities to Et and Bu levulinates could be achieved using ethanol and butanol, resp. Detailed study on effect of various reaction parameters like catalyst loading, reaction time and reaction temperature on conversion and product distribution was also carried out for the ethanolysis of furfuryl alc. to Et levulinate. The catalyst could be easily recovered and recycled for five times successfully, with no loss in its original activity.
ChemistrySelect published new progress about Agglomeration. 539-88-8 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate, and the molecular formula is C7H12O3, Synthetic Route of 539-88-8.
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