Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 156-162.

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Esterification of Phosphoric Acid with Equimolar Lauryl Alcohol Catalyzed by a Schiff Base Manganese Complex Anchored to a Keggin Heteropolyacid

SHEN Lei1,2, LENG Yan1, WANG Jun1,*, REN Xiaoqian1, WU Yajing1, ZHANG Mingjue1, XU Yan1   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China 2Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2010-02-25 Online:2010-02-25 Published:2013-09-02

Abstract: In the esterification of phosphoric acid with equimolar lauryl alcohol, the new solid catalyst prepared by anchoring a Schiff base manganese complex to silicotungstic acid exhibits a very high yield and selectivity for phosphoric acid monoester with excellent reusability.

Key words: heteropolyacid, Schiff base, inorganic-organic hybrid catalyst, phosphoric acid, lauryl alcohol, esterification, monoalkyl phosphate ester