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Amidation of fatty acid methyl ester using metal oxides and hydroxides as catalysts

Konstantin K. Shirshin, Anton L. Esipovich, Oleg A. Kazantsev, and Aleksey V. Gushchin

Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation

E-mail: kkshirshin@mail.ru

Abstract: Comparison of catalytic activity of metal oxides and hydroxides in amidation reaction between fatty acid methyl esters and 3-(dimethylamino)-1-propylamine was made for the first time. Influences of basicity, structure and solubility of catalysts on its catalytic activity were shown. It was detected, that catalysis of amidation of fatty acid methyl esters is homogenous. High activity of mixed oxides (Fe₃O₄ and Co₃O₄) was noted.

Keywords: Amidation ; 3-(Dimethylamino)-1-propylamine ; Fatty acid methyl esters ; Hydroxides ; Oxides 

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DOI: 10.1007/s11696-019-00706-z

Chemical Papers 73 (6) 1571–1574 (2019)