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Choline Chloride Catalyzed Amidation of Fatty Acid Ester to Monoethanolamide: A Green Approach

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Choline chloride catalyzed efficient method for amidation of fatty acid methyl ester to monoethanolamide respectively. This is a solvent free, ecofriendly, 100% chemo selective and economically viable path for alkanolamide synthesis. The Kinetics of amidation of methyl ester were studied and found to be first order with respect to the concentration of ethanolamine. The activation energy (Ea) for the amidation of lauric acid methyl ester catalyzed by choline chloride was found to be 50.20 KJ mol(-1). The 98% conversion of lauric acid monoethanolamide was obtained at 110°C in 1 h with 6% weight of catalyst and 1:1.5 molar ratio of methyl ester to ethanolamine under nitrogen atmosphere.

Source: Journal of Oleo Science

DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess15070

Authors: Pramod Patil, Amit Pratap

Institutions: Institute of Chemical Technology, Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology

Language: English

Topic: Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $301

Funder: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research