Transesterification catalyzed by iron (III) β-diketonate species

SS Weng, CS Ke, FK Chen, YF Lyu, GY Lin

Index: Weng, Shiue-Shien; Ke, Chih-Shueh; Chen, Fong-Kuang; Lyu, You-Fu; Lin, Guan-Ying Tetrahedron, 2011 , vol. 67, # 9 p. 1640 - 1648

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Abstract

A practical and clean protocol for transesterification catalyzed by a 5mol% cheap, non-toxic and moisture stable Fe (acac) 3 or other iron (III) β-diketonate species in solvent, such as heptane under azeotropic condition is developed. A remarkable rate enhancement was observed upon the addition of 5mol% of an inorganic base, such as Na2CO3, which suggests that faster formation of a dimeric μ-alkoxy-bridged iron (III) species under ...