Esterification of dicarboxylic acids with benzyl alcohol under the action of the microwave radiation
Reaction of dicarboxylic acid with benzyl alcohol under the microwave irradiation proceeds faster as compared to the thermal conditions. The main reaction products are alkyl dicarboxylates, and the monoester and dibenzyl ether are formed as the side products. A proposal about the nature of the nonthermal effect in the reactions stimulated by the microwave irradiation is considered.
SELECTIVE MONOETHERIFICATION AND MONOESTERIFICATION OF DIOLS AND DIACIDS UNDER PHASE-TRANSFER CONDITIONS
Research on the selectivity of etherification reactions of diols and esterification reactions of diacids by alkyl halides under phase-transfer catalysis has shown that under such conditions, selectivity of monoetherification increases in the order prim sec tert diols, though overall yield of monoether decreases from sec to tert diols.Monoesterification of diacids was accomplished with a high degree of selectivity.Optimal extraction of diols and diacids was found to correspond in general to chain lengths of around 5 carbons.This could mean that the complex formed between the catalyst and the anion to react is stabilized for certain carbon lengths by inner solvation in virtue of its spatial conformation.