Molecules (Dec 2014)

Efficient Synthesis and Reaction Kinetics of Readily Water Soluble Esters Containing Sulfonic Groups

  • Krzysztof R. Idzik,
  • Karsten Nödler,
  • Friedrich Maier,
  • Tobias Licha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules191221022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 12
pp. 21022 – 21033

Abstract

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A series of various readily water soluble esters were synthesized by a very efficient procedure. These compounds can be useful as thermosensitive tracers for studying the cooling progress in a low enthalpy georeservoir exploitable by double flash geothermal power plant systems. The kinetics of their hydrolysis was investigated. Acylation of primary alcohols or phenols was carried out by a method based on a single-phase solvent system consisting of ethyl acetate acting as an organic solvent and triethylamine acting as a catalyst. Products were characterized by 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR.

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