Biomass derived β-cyclodextrin-SO3H as a solid acid catalyst for esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (17) ◽  
pp. 12981-12986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raju S. Thombal ◽  
Amol R. Jadhav ◽  
Vrushali H. Jadhav

A novel b-cyclodextrin-SO3H carbon based solid acid catalyst was prepared and proved highly efficient in solvent free esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols. The catalyst was easily recovered and reused without any impact on the yields.

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