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Title

Highly Efficient Esterification of Ferulic Acid Under Microwave Irradiation.

Authors

Nian-Guang Li; Zhi-Hao Shi; Yu-Ping Tang; Bao-Quan L; Jin-Ao Duan

Abstract

A highly efficient synthesis of alkyl ferulates under microwave irradiation is described. The time of these reactions ranged from 3 to 5 minutes, which was much shorter than the traditional synthetic methods, and the alkyl ferulates were obtained in higher yields.

Subjects

ESTERIFICATION; IRRADIATION; POLYMERIZATION; ORGANIC synthesis; CARBOXYLIC acids; ANTIOXIDANTS; MICROWAVE heating; CHEMICAL reactions; BIOSYNTHESIS

Publication

Molecules, 2009, Vol 14, Issue 6, p2118

ISSN

1420-3049

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.3390/molecules14062118