Microwave-promoted synthesis of n-propyl propionate using homogeneous zinc triflate catalyst

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1612-1619

  Altman, E ^a   Stefanidis, G D ^a   Van Gerven, T ^b   Stankiewicz, A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-PROPANOL; AMBERLYST; CATALYST LOADINGS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; EQUIMOLAR REACTIONS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; HEATING CONDITIONS; HEATING METHOD; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; N-PROPYL; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RATE ENHANCEMENT; TRIFLATES; TRIFLIC ACIDS; ZINC TRIFLATES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HEATING; ION EXCHANGE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ZINC;

EID: 84856557891     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie200687m     Document Type: Article

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