Normal valerolactone

HA Schuette, PPT Sah

Index: Schuette; Sah Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1926 , vol. 48, p. 3164

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Abstract

Conclusions Esterification of glycerol proceeds in three stages, but a mixture of acetins containing representatives of each type of ester is obtained when the reaction is uncontrolled in 60 far as a catalyst is concerned. Under definite weight relationships as to reactants, the presence of sulfuric acid favors the formation of diacetin while zinc chloride tends to aid in the production of a mixture of the mono and di esters. Monacetin in ...