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bce ›› 2016, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (4): 26-30.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2016.04.005

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Synthesis of Tributyl Citrate Catalyzed by Heteropolyacid Salt

JIANG Guang-ping, WANG Hong-bo, LUO Feng   

  1. Sichuan Vocational College of Chmical Technology, Luzhou 646000, China
  • Received:2016-02-29 Online:2016-07-31 Published:2016-10-08

Abstract: Three kinds of heteropolyacid salts, i.e., 1-(3-sulfonic group) propyl-3-methyl imidazolium phosphomolybdate ([MIMPS]3PMo12O40), 1-(3-sulfonic group) propyl-3-methyl imidazolium phosphotungstate ([MIMPS]3PW12O40) and 1-(3-sulfonic group) propyl-3-methyl pyridine phosphotungstate ([PyPS]3PW12O40), were synthesized.And the tributyl citrate (TBC) was synthesized with these three kinds of heteropolyacid salts as catalyst, in which [MIMPS]3PMo12O40 performed the best catalytic property.The effects of various reaction conditions were investigated with [MIMPS]3PMo12O40 as catalyst.The results showed that the esterification rate 98.3% was obtained under the optimum esterification conditions as follows: n(butanol):n(citric acid)=4.5:1.0, reaction temperature 130℃, reaction time 3.5h and the weight of catalyst 5%.The catalysis could be reused five times with the esterification rate still above 94%.

Key words: heteropolyacid salt, tributyl citrate, esterification, catalysis

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