Synthesis of n-Butyl Salicylate Catalyzed by Boric Acid

Boric acid (H3BO3) was an inexpensive, efficient and mild catalyst for the synthesis of n-butyl salicylate from salicylic acid and n-butanol, the esterifcation process conditions were optimized, the experimental results showed that the new process used small amount of boric acid catalyst, got higher target product yield, thus reduced the cost of production.