101-43-9Relevant articles and documents
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Tong,Kenyon
, p. 1355 (1946)
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Ligand-assisted rate acceleration in lanthanum
Hatano, Manabu,Furuya, Yoshiro,Shimmura, Takumi,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Kamiya, Sho,Maki, Toshikatsu,Ishihara, Kazuaki
supporting information; experimental part, p. 426 - 429 (2011/04/15)
The transesterification of an equimolar mixture of carboxylic esters and primary (1°), secondary (2°), and tertiary (3°) alcohols in hydrocarbon solvents was promoted with high efficiency by a lanthanum(III) complex, which was prepared in situ from lanthanum (III) isopropoxide (1 mol %) and 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol (2 mol %). The present La(III) catalyst was highly effective for the chemoselective transesterification in the presence of competitive 1°-and 2°-amines. Remarkably, esters were obtained in good to excellent yields as colorless materials without an inconvenient workup procedure.
Process for the conversion of aldehydes to esters
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Page/Page column 4, (2010/01/31)
A process for the conversion of aldehydes to esters, specifically acrolein or methacrolein to methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate, respectively. Essentially in the absence of water, an aldehyde is contacted with an oxidizing agent to form an intermediate and then the intermediate is contacted with a diol or an alcohol to form an ester or diester. Preferably, the oxidizing agent is also a chlorinating agent. Specifically, acrolein or methacrolein is contacted with an oxidizing/chlorinating agent, such as t-butyl hypochlorite, and the chlorinated compound is contacted with an alcohol, such as methanol, to form methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate, respectively. Generally, the order of addition is for the oxidizing agent to be added to the aldehyde, specifically for t-butyl hypochlorite to be added to acrolein or methacrolein, and for the diol or alcohol to be added to the intermediate, specifically for the methanol to be added to the reaction product of acrolein or methacrolein and t-butyl hypochlorite. The process of the present invention can be carried out in the absence or in the presence of solvent. Generally, better methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate yields are obtained at lower reaction temperatures.
