Synthesis and characterization of stable ZnO nanoparticles using imidazolium-based ionic liquids and their applications in esterification reaction

Kavya, S. H ; Vijaya Kumar, V ; Kumar, Chidambaram Ramesh

Abstract

ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized from zinc acetate using 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as capping agent under microwave irradiation condition in a very short period of time and characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and NH3-TPD analysis. The ZnO NPs have been used as a solid reusable acid catalyst for esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols.


Keyword(s)

Catalysts, Ionic liquids, Nanoparticles, Solid acid catalysts, capping agents, Esterification, Zinc oxide, Microwave synthesis


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