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Solvent-free biocatalytic interesterification of acrylate derivatives

…, N Sala, G Villorbina, JJ Méndez, R Canela-Garayoa

Index: Yara-Varon, Edinson; Eras Joli, Jordi; Torres, Merce; Sala, Nuria; Villorbina, Gemma; Mendez, Jonh Jairo; Canela-Garayoa, Ramon Catalysis Today, 2012 , vol. 196, # 1 p. 86 - 90

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Abstract

The ability of diverse commercial lipases and whole cells (fungal resting cells) to synthesise allyl and dichloropropyl acrylate from allyl dodecanoate through an interesterification process is presented. The process was carried out without solvent in a conventional batch system. The best biocatalyst among those studied was the commercial enzyme CALB (Candida antarctica lipase B immobilised onto a macroporous acrylic resin). The reaction ...