Abstract
The esterification of palmitic acid with vitamin C in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid as the solvent and catalyst by means of 25 kHz ultrasonic irradiation to obtain l-ascorbyl 6-palmitate is studied. By using ultrasound the dissolution rate of the reactants can be accelerated greatly, the reaction time of esterification can be reduced from 36 to 2 h, and better yield (90-93%) of ester can be given by using 95% concentrated sulfuric acid as the solvent and catalyst, contrast to the yield of 75-85% by using 99% concentrated sulfuric acid without ultrasound. The influence of reaction conditions and ultrasonic parameters to the yield of ascorbyl palmitate are reported.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 213-218 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acceleration of reaction
- Esterification
- l-Ascorbyl 6-palmitate
- Synthetic technology
- Ultrasound