Based on Fischer Esterification An Experiment Suitable for the First-Semester Organic Chemistry LabA few years ago,we incorporated a new experiment into the sophomore organic laboratory that introduced students to the concepts,benefits,and limitations of combinatorial synthesis.Many of our undergrad...
UiO-66 has been shown to be a successful acid catalyst for the Fischer esterification [40], [41], with activities that are comparable and in some cases even superior to other homogeneous acid catalysts. In addition, the advantage of using a solid acid catalyst such as UiO-66 is that the...
Applying the philosophy of green chemistry to esterification, the use of equimolar quantities of each reactant to give 100% conversion, whilst minimising unnecessary VOC emissions, is desirable. Recycling of the catalyst and any solvent would then result in minimal waste. Nevertheless all auxiliary ...
6. The lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one diester species is derived from a C8 to C14 olefin and a C6 to C14 carboxylic acid. 7. The lubricant composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises quantities of at least two different diester species. 8. The...