Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 365-369.

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Esterification of Acetic Acid with n-Butanol Catalyzed by Metallocenes

XU Sheng1,*, LI Hongbin2, LIN Qiuning1, ZENG Fanhua1, SHEN Jie1, YAN Xiuwei1, MI Puke1   

  1. 1Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; 2School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2009-04-25 Online:2009-04-25 Published:2013-01-21

Abstract: The application of Cp2Fe, Cp2TiCl2, Cp2ZrCl2, and [o-MeOC6H4C(Et)2Cp]2ZrCl2 in aliphatic acid esterification was studied. All the complexes are effective catalysts under homogeneous conditions. The silica-supported Cp2ZrCl2 catalyst exhibits high activity and leads to a green process for esterification without wastewater produced.

Key words: metallocene, supported catalyst, acetic acid, n-butanol, esterification