Alcoholysis of waste fats with 2-ethyl-1-hexanol using Candida antarctica lipase A in large-scale tests

Large-scale preparation of (Z)-3-hexen-1

Large-scale preparation of (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate using Candida antarctica-immobilized lipase in hexane

✍ S. Bourg-Garros; N. Razafindramboa; A. A. Pavia 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 79 KB

A kilogram-scale synthesis of (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate, in hexane, on direct esterification of (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol with acetic acid in the presence of 2% (w/w reactants) of an immobilized lipase from Candida antarctica (Novozym 435) is reported. Conversion yields ranging from 92 to 96% were obtained af