Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.93, No.6, 1016-1019, 2014
Kinetic studies on the esterification of caprylic acid with 2-ethylhexanol
Caprylic acid was esterified with BuCHEtCH2OH in the presence of H2SO4, MeSO3H and H3PW12O40 as catalysts at 393-433 K to det. the reaction kinetics. First order kinetics for catalytic reactions and second order kinetics for a noncatalytic one were found.