Methyl isobutyl ketone-enabled selective dehydration–esterification of sorbitol to isosorbide esters over the H-beta catalyst
Penghua Che, Hong Ma, Xin Nie, Weiqiang Yu, Jie Xu
Abstract
One-step tandem dehydration–esterification of sorbitol in various fatty acids was achieved using H-beta by methyl isobutyl ketone mediation, giving selectively corresponding isosorbide esters in excellent 79–84% yields including 59–65% diesters.
Topics & Concepts
IsosorbideCatalysisChemistryMethyl isobutyl ketoneKetoneSorbitolDehydrationOrganic chemistryBETA (programming language)Ketone bodiesBiochemistryMetabolismProgramming languageComputer scienceCatalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization