DOI: 10.1039/d6ra08238f ISSN: 2046-2069

Iron( iii ) sulfate/H 2 O-catalysed, base-free esterification of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate: the crucial role of water as a co-catalys

Yosra Ben Abdallah, Zaineb Litim, Donia Ghedira, Thierry Ollevier, Jamil Kraïem

Inexpensive iron(

iii
) sulfate and one equivalent of water catalyse the base-free esterification of carboxylic acids with dimethyl carbonate, giving methyl esters in good yields with a reusable catalyst.

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