Abstract: Phase Transfer Catalyzed Alkylation of Sodium Benzoate and Butyl Bromide has been investigated in the present study. The work is aimed to determine the conversion of Butyl Benzoate, an important anti-bacterial food additive and food preservative, using various Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts as catalysts. The reaction was studied using toluene as solvent at different temperatures, agitation speeds, varying moles of catalysts and at different molar ratios of reactants to determine the best possible parameters for obtaining good conversion of the product. It was observed that a yield of 98% was obtained with Tetra Phenyl Phosphonium Bromide catalyst in toluene at a temperature of 60°C and reaction time of 60 minutes. The obtained product was analyzed using titrimetric method.
Keywords: Phase Transfer Catalyst, Process Intensification, Speed, Time, Temperature, Moles, %Conversion.
Title: Process Intensification Using Phase Transfer Catalysts
Author: Sudarshan jadav, Dr.P.Shashikala, AR Ahmed razvi
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