FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 165-167.

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Study on Synthesis of 2-Methyltetrafuran-3-one from Ethyl Lactate and Methyl Acrylate

 LIU  Xiao-Geng, CHEN  You-Sheng   

  1. 1.Applied Chemical Department, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Key Lab of Cereal and Oil’s By- products Utilization in Jiangsu Province;2.Guangdong Vocational and Technical Institute of Chemical Engineering Pharmaceutics
  • Online:2005-05-15 Published:2011-09-19

Abstract: 2-methyltetrafuran-3-one is a by the condensation and acid hydrolysis of ethyl lactate and methyl acrylate by way of PTC (phase transfer catalysis) in ionic liquid at room temperature. The technology is optimized by orthongonal test. The yield is above 74.4% after optimization. The product meet standard material after the comparison of their IR, UV, NMR and properties.

Key words: 2-methyltetrafuran-3-one, synthesis, phase transfer catalysis, microwave irradiation