IJSRP, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2015 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
G. Gurunadham, R. Madhusudhan Raju, Y. Venkateswarlu
Abstract:
A simple and efficient method is developed for the synthesis of phenyl benzoates (esters) by the condensation of various carboxylic acids with substituted phenols in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl2 in POCl3 .This Lewis acid catalyzed esterification reaction gives good to excellent yields of the corresponding phenolic esters.