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Lanthanum nitrate as an efficient and recoverable homogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with ethanol

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Lanthanum nitrate was an efficient and recoverable homogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with ethanol. It was reused 5 times for the transesterification without loss of its catalytic activity.

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    Fuming Mei, Exiang Chen & Guangxing Li

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Mei, F., Chen, E. & Li, G. Lanthanum nitrate as an efficient and recoverable homogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate with ethanol. React Kinet Catal Lett 96, 27–33 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-009-5389-8

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