The invention relates to a process for preparing a carboxylic ester by reacting an aldehyde in the presence of an aluminum alkoxide, wherein the aluminum alkoxide is obtained either by reacting an aluminum hydride with an aldehyde or by reacting a different aluminum alkoxide with a carboxylic ester.

Provided are a supported catalyst and a method for synthesizing a sucrose-6-ester. The supported catalyst includes an active functional component and an inorganic carrier, wherein the active functional component is a compound shown in formula (1), wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; R is an atom linked to a surface of the inorganic carrier; and one or two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is/are hydrocarbyl, and the rest are independently any one selected from the group consisting of oxygen, hydroxyl, hydrocarbyloxy, and acetoxy.

Provided are industrial processes for producing an organic acid alky ester from a feedstock containing organic acids and/or saponifiables, comprising: countercurrently contacting a feedstock with an organic alkylating reagent over two or more vessels or stages at temperature between 100 C. and 400 C. and pressure between 0.1 barg and 355 barg while simultaneously removing water and/or glycerin with unreacted alkylating reagent from the final vessel or stage to result in a first reaction method product containing organic acid alkyl esters, followed by a choice of using the alkyl esters as-is, purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from the first reaction product mixture or subjecting the first reaction product mixture to an additional transesterification reaction to convert saponifiables into additional organic acid alkyl esters, then purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from this second reaction method product.

The present invention relates to novel catalysts for oxidative esterification, by means of which, for example, (meth)acrolein can be converted to methyl (meth)acrylate. The catalysts of the invention are especially notable for high mechanical and chemical stability even over very long periods. This especially relates to an improvement in the catalyst service life, activity and selectivity over prior art catalysts which lose activity and/or selectivity relatively quickly in continuous operation in media having even a small water content.

A process for esterification and/or trans-esterification, uses an acid as catalyst in the presence of an anionic surfactant. The process may involve esterifying and/or trans-esterifying at least one fatty acid and/or fatty acid ester with at least one alcohol using at least one acid catalyst, such as methanesulfonic acid, in the presence of at least one anionic surfactant

An amide/iminium zwitterion catalyst has a catalyst pocket size that promotes transesterification and dehydrative esterification. The amide/iminium zwitterions are easily prepared by reacting aziridines with aminopyridines. The reaction can be applied a wide variety of esterification processes including the large-scale synthesis of biodiesel. The amide/iminium zwitterions allow the avoidance of strongly basic or acidic condition and avoidance of metal contamination in the products. Reactions are carried out at ambient or only modestly elevated temperatures. The amide/iminium zwitterion catalyst is easily recycled and reactions proceed in high to quantitative yields.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an unsaturated carboxylic ester, wherein the risk of polymerization blockage is reduced and the required equipment cost and workload involved are kept low while maintaining a high conversion rate in an esterification reaction of unsaturated carboxylic acid. This object can be achieved by a method for producing an unsaturated carboxylic ester, which includes performing an esterification reaction using a reactor packed with a solid catalyst, wherein unsaturated carboxylic acid and alcohol are continuously fed to the reactor from an inlet thereof to form a fluid of the reaction solution in the reactor, and the vaporized organic solvent is continuously fed to the reactor from the inlet or a part near the inlet of the reactor.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, the method including performing a transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethanol (EtOH) in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium methoxide (LME), lithium ethoxide (LEE), sodium methoxide (SME), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), and a mixture thereof, and the catalyst is input in a state of being dissolved in a sulfoxide-based solvent.

Provided herein is a method of preparing a heterogeneous linear carbonate, including: performing a transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethanol (EtOH) in the presence of a catalyst; and filtering a composite obtained by the transesterification reaction through a filter.

In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to a novel method for synthesizing Mg(BHT).sub.2(THF).sub.2 catalyst, which has several advantages over previous methods. Dry toluene or pentane are not required for synthesizing the catalyst, and the reaction is done in a bulk solution of BHT and THF. Further, because the Mg(BHT).sub.2(THF).sub.2 is made in a one-step (one-pot) synthesis, the time required for synthesizing and drying the catalyst is reduced. Using the new method of the present invention, the Mg(BHT).sub.2(THF).sub.2 is pure after removing excess THF, thereby eliminating the need for washes and recrystallization.