Dilauryl isosorbide

Scheme 13 Acid catalyzed conversion of sorbitol to dilauryl isosorbide...

Jacobs and coworkers reported the catalytic activity of a mesoporous silica-supported sulfonic sites in the esterification of sorbitol with lauric acid [130]. This reaction affords in a one step process the dilauryl isosorbide (dehydration of sorbitol/esterification). In contrast to zeolites, it is found that mesoporous silica-supported sulfonic sites afford the corresponding dilauryl isosorbide with 95% selectivity at 33% conversion (Scheme 13). 

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