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US 7,442,818 B2Granted
Method of making esters and catalysts therefore
OwnerDavid Rubin, Eyal Rubininventors
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Abstract
Esters of organic acids are produced by a transesterification reaction by reacting a first ester with an alcohol to form a second ester in the presence of a catalyst comprising a mixture of DCC and DMAP.
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A method for making organic esters by transesterification comprising reacting a first ester with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising a mixture of DMAP and DCC to produce a second ester.
A method for making organic esters by transesterification comprising reacting a first ester with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising a mixture of DMC and DMAP to produce a second ester;
- wherein the reaction is
- and R1, R2 and R3 are individually selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl carbon chains;
- substituted or unsubstituted cyclic groups;
- substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups;
- substituted or unsubstituted cyloalkyl groups;
- and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl groups.
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