Silica iodide (SiO2–I ) as a new heterogeneous catalyst forsynthesis of esters

A mild, facile and efficient method for synthesis esters has been developed. we synthesed esters from alcohols by substitution reaction of acids with alkyl iodides, using SiO2–I as new heterogeneous catalyst

Keywords:

esters , silica iodide , alkyl iodide , substuation reaction , Esterification