Abstract
The esterification of salicylic acid with methanol was carried out over a series of Ce4+ modified cation-exchange resins. The effect of different reaction conditions was studied on the conversion of salicylic acid, and the optimal reaction parameters were obtained. The experimental results indicated that Ce(SO4)2/001×7 was an effective catalyst for the synthesis of methyl salicylate. The conversion of salicylic acid could reach 93.3% while its selectivity was more than 99.0%. SEM-EDS and TG-DSC analysis were employed to characterize the structure and property of the catalyst. Besides, the catalytic performance of Ce(SO4) 2/001×7 in the esterification of salicylic acid with different alcohols was compared. The reusability of Ce(SO4)2/ 001×7 was also studied by using salicylic acid and methanol as model substrates. The mechanism was proposed for the esterification of salicylic acid with methanol over Ce4+ modified cation-exchange resins.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1477-1481 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cation-exchange resin
- Esterification
- Metal modified
- Salicylic acid