Synthesis of methyl benzoate by methoxycarbonylation of acetophenone with dimethyl carbonate over solid base catalysts

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 803-807

  Wu, Dudu ^a,b   Chang, Wenming ^a,b   Wen, Xia ^a,b   Xiao, Fukui ^a   Li, Junping ^a   Zhao, Ning ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Sun, Yuhan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acetophenone; Dimethyl carbonate; Methyl benzoate; Solid base catalysts

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; KETONES; LITHIUM BATTERIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETOPHENONE (ACP); BASIC CATALYSTS; DIMETHYL CARBONATE (DEC); METHOXYCARBONYLATION; METHYL BENZOATE (MBZ); SOLID BASE; SOLID BASE CATALYSTS; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); SYNTHESIS (OF CHIRAL IONIC LIQUIDS);

CATALYSIS;

EID: 47549116024     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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