简介:AseriesofcarboxylicacidswasesterifiedtothecorrespondingesterswithTiCl_4ascatalystatroomtemperature,inhighyields.Thiscatalystwashighlyeffectivefortheselectiveesterificationofprimaryalcoholswithcarboxylicacids,inthepresenceofsecondaryalcohols,andfortheselectiveesterificationofsaturatedacidwithalcoholinthepresenceofconjugatedacidoraromaticacid.Onaccountofthehighyield,highchemoselectivity,mildcondition,andbeingfreeofotherdehydrants,thisisanefficientmethod.