624-54-4Relevant articles and documents
Heterogeneous catalysed esterification of propionic acid with n-amyl alcohol over a microporous cation-exchange resin dowex 50wx4
Erdem, Beyhan,Izci, Alime
, p. 781 - 793 (2010)
Kinetics of heterogeneous catalysed esterification of propionic acid with n-amyl alcohol was studied with a microporous cation-exchange resin catalyst, Dowex 50Wx4, in a stirred batch reactor to synthesise amyl propionate. Effects of various parameters such as speed of agitation, catalyst loading, and reaction temperature on reaction rate were investigated. The equilibrium conversion of propionic acid increased with in catalyst loading and reaction temperature. Stirrer speed had virtually no effect on the reaction rate under the experimental conditions. The apparent activation energy was found to be 43.167 kJmolK1 for the formation of amyl propionate and the equilibrium constant, which is independent of temperature ranging from 318 to 348 K, was found to be 4.05. It was also observed that the initial reaction rate decreased with water concentrations and increased with that of acid and increased with that of alcohol linearly. The reaction was found to occur between an adsorbed acid molecule and a molecule of alcohol in the bulk and it was concluded that the reaction mechanism can be represented by Eley-Rideal model. by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Muenchen.
Method for synthesizing propionate through ester-ester exchange path
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Paragraph 0030-0031, (2019/04/04)
The invention provides a method for synthesizing propionate through an ester-ester exchange path and relates to a method for synthesizing the propionate. According to the method, reaction raw materials include, but are not limited to ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate and the like; the method for synthesizing the propionate through an ester exchange one-step method is adopted. A catalyst comprises alkaline materials including ionic liquid, soluble strong base, solid base and the like respectively; the catalyst has the advantages of high catalysis efficiency and no pollution. By taking methyl propionate and ethyl acetate reaction as an example, KOH is used as the catalyst, the mol ratio of the raw materials is 1 to 1, the reaction temperature is 60 DEG C and the reaction time is 5 min; the conversion ratios of the methyl propionate and the ethyl acetate can reach 70 percent or more; products comprise ethyl propionate and the methylacetate. The whole reaction path has the characteristics of short synthetic route, simple technological flow and high yield and the catalyst is stable, does not become inactive and can be repeatedlyutilized.
Biocatalytic Characterization of Human FMO5: Unearthing Baeyer-Villiger Reactions in Humans
Fiorentini, Filippo,Geier, Martina,Binda, Claudia,Winkler, Margit,Faber, Kurt,Hall, Mélanie,Mattevi, Andrea
, p. 1039 - 1048 (2016/05/19)
Flavin-containing mono-oxygenases are known as potent drug-metabolizing enzymes, providing complementary functions to the well-investigated cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases. While human FMO isoforms are typically involved in the oxidation of soft nucleophiles, the biocatalytic activity of human FMO5 (along its physiological role) has long remained unexplored. In this study, we demonstrate the atypical in vitro activity of human FMO5 as a Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenase on a broad range of substrates, revealing the first example to date of a human protein catalyzing such reactions. The isolated and purified protein was active on diverse carbonyl compounds, whereas soft nucleophiles were mostly non- or poorly reactive. The absence of the typical characteristic sequence motifs sets human FMO5 apart from all characterized Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenases so far. These findings open new perspectives in human oxidative metabolism.
