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    Efficient Preparation of Alkyl Benzoates by Heteropolyacid-Catalysed Esterification of Benzoic Acid under Solvent-Free Condition
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) Tiwari, R.; Rahman, A.; Bhat, N.S.; Onkarappa, S.B.; Mal, S.S.; Dutta, S.
    This study reports a high-yielding, solvent-free, and scalable synthesis of alkyl benzoates from benzoic acid and its derivatives using heteropolyacids (HPA) as efficient and recyclable acid catalysts. The alkyl benzoates were obtained in excellent isolated yields (>85%) within 4 h at 120 °C using 1.5 equivalent of the alcohol reagent and only 0.4 mol% of the phosphotungstic acid (PTA) catalyst. The PTA catalyst was conveniently recovered and reused for three consecutive cycles without significant loss in mass or activity. © 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim