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Transesterification catalyzed by iron(III) β-diketonate species
Weng, Shiue-Shien,Ke, Chih-Shueh,Chen, Fong-Kuang,Lyu, You-Fu,Lin, Guan-Ying
experimental part, p. 1640 - 1648 (2011/04/17)
A practical and clean protocol for transesterification catalyzed by a 5 mol % cheap, non-toxic and moisture stable Fe(acac)3 or other iron(III) β-diketonate species in solvent, such as heptane under azeotropic condition is developed. A remarkable rate enhancement was observed upon the addition of 5 mol % of an inorganic base, such as Na2CO3, which suggests that faster formation of a dimeric μ-alkoxy-bridged iron(III) species under alkaline conditions facilitates catalytic turnover. This system provides smooth transesterification over a wide range of structurally diverse esters and alcohols without disturbing functional groups. In addition, the use of iron β-diketonate complexes as catalysts is more environmentally friendly, safer, and economical than other transition-metal catalysts. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that the active catalyst is likely a dimeric μ-alkoxy-bridged iron(III) species, as determined by X-ray crystallography of [Fe(dbm)2(O-n-Bu)]2 derived from the alcoholysis of Fe(dbm)3 under alkaline conditions.
TRANSESTERIFICATION WITH HYDRATED ALUMINUM CHLORIDE: A CONVENIENT METHOD FOR THE TRANSESTERIFICATION OF LONG CHAIN ALCOHOLS AND ACID SENSITIVE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Abedi, Jaleh Azmi,Roscher, Nina Matheny
, p. 1539 - 1550 (2007/10/02)
Transesterification in the presence of aluminum chloride with long chain alcohols provides good yields of esters from the 2-ethylhexyl esters of 4-dimethylaminobenzoic and 4-methoxycinnamic acids.
