Castro, Gabriel Abranches Dias; Fernandes, Sergio Antonio published the artcile< Microwave-assisted green synthesis of levulinate esters as biofuel precursors using calix[4]arene as an organocatalyst under solvent-free conditions>, Reference of 112-63-0, the main research area is levulinate ester sulfonic acid calixarene organocatalyst microwave green synthesis.
Levulinic acid, one of the top 12 value-added chems., can be obtained by the transformation of biomass by acid catalysis. Alkyl levulinate has been widely explored as a precursor for obtaining renewable fuel additives. In this work, the organocatalyst CX4SO3H was employed for the first time as an organocatalyst for levulinic acid esterification reactions. Various parameters, such as the temperature, reaction time, and catalyst load, were investigated. The optimized reaction conditions were a reaction temperature of 80°C (MWI), a reaction time of 2.5 min, a CX4SO3H catalyst load of 1 mol% and solvent-free conditions. Ten different alcs. were evaluated for the synthesis of alkyl levulinate with high yields (ca. 99%), with the exception of tert-Bu alc. (13% yield). The levulinic acid esterification reaction, a type of green chem. reaction, has many advantages such as (i) creation of a new C-O bonds, (ii) water being the sole waste, (iii) 100% carbon economy, (iv) metal- and solvent-free processes, (v) short time and (vi) nontoxic and reusable organocatalysts. These advantages, along with the simple workup procedure, make this efficient protocol a greener alternative to the traditional methods used for the synthesis of levulinate esters to generate biofuels.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels published new progress about Green chemistry. 112-63-0 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, and the molecular formula is C19H34O2, Reference of 112-63-0.
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