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Ethylene Glycol → Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantDimethyl terephthalateHCID 8441—
ReactantCalcium acetate monohydrateHCID 82163—
CatalystCobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrateHCID 61372—
ProductBis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalateHCID 13739—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature160 °C

Reaction Steps

1.4 moles of dimethyl terephthalate (277 g) and 7.2 moles of ethylene glycol (445 g) were weighed into a one-liter round-bottomed flask connected to a vacuum line. A catalytic amount of cobalt (II) acetate tetrahydrate (180 mg, 0.5 mole) and calcium acetate hydrate (90 mg, 0.4 mole) were added. The reaction mixture was heated at 160° C. in an oil bath under a mild vacuum.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06600010B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_07
ORD IDord-906fd4c40e134c4e9220bb12b3ff2738
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_07