Esterification of organic acids with alcohols under mild conditions in high yields using graphite oxide, a readily available and inexpensive material, as an effective reagent is described. Esters are a class of compounds widely distributed in nature. Esters encompass a large family of organic compounds with broad applications in medicine, biology, chemistry, and industry as plasticizers, solvents, perfumes, and flavor chemicals and also as precursors for a gamut of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and other fine chemicals. |
