Issue 9, 2009

Clean preparation of methyl esters in one-step oxidative esterification of primary alcohols catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

Abstract

Methyl esters were prepared by the clean, one-step catalytic esterification of primary alcohols using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant and a newly developed SiO2-supported gold nanoparticle catalyst. The catalyst was highly active and selective in a broad range of pressure and temperature. At 3 atm O2 and 130 °C benzyl alcohol was converted to methyl benzoate with 100% conversion and 100% selectivity in 4 h of reaction. This catalytic process is much “greener” than the conventional reaction routes because it avoids the use of stoichiometric environmentally unfriendly oxidants, usually required for alcohol oxidation, and the use of strong acids or excess of reactants or constant removal of products required to shift the equilibrium to the desired esterification product.

Graphical abstract: Clean preparation of methyl esters in one-step oxidative esterification of primary alcohols catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Feb 2009
Accepted
15 May 2009
First published
05 Jun 2009

Green Chem., 2009,11, 1366-1370

Clean preparation of methyl esters in one-step oxidative esterification of primary alcohols catalyzed by supported gold nanoparticles

R. L. Oliveira, P. K. Kiyohara and L. M. Rossi, Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1366 DOI: 10.1039/B902499A

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