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SUBMITTER: Calce E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6268555 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20121018 10
Microwave-assisted solvent-free modification of pectin was successfully accomplished, consisting in the esterification of several fatty acids by pectin alcoholic functions. The reaction was performed by simply mixing the reagents with a catalytic amount of the inorganic base (potassium carbonate) and irradiating the obtained mixture with microwaves for a short time (3-6 min). The replacement of the traditional heating with a microwave source allowed the development of a new synthetic protocol wh ...[more]