The synthesis of polymeric catalyst using ion exchange resin and its application for esterification

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.57.2341

The copolymer complexes have been synthesized from cation and/or anion resin with metal catalyst such as aluminum chloride or iron(III) chloride. Electron microprobe X-ray analysis demonstrated that aluminum and iron were distributed uniformly in the copolymer complex. The catalytic activity for esterification of dibasic organic acids was discussed and showed that copolymer complex from porous type cation exchange resin was much better catalyst than that from gel type. Copolymer complexes have been synthesized from cation and/or anion resin with metal catalyst such as aluminum chloride or iron (III) chloride. Electron microprobe X-ray analysis demonstrated that aluminum and iron were distributed uniformly in the copolymer complex. The catalytic activity for esterification of dibasic organic acids was discussed and showed that copolymer complex from the porous type cation exchange resin was a much better catalyst than that from the gel type.