Gs. Zhang et H. Gong, Fe-2(SO4)(3)center dot xH(2)O in synthesis: A new and convenient catalyst for the esterification of mandelic acid with alcohols, SYN COMMUN, 29(9), 1999, pp. 1547-1551
Treatment of various of alcohols with mandelic acid in the presence of a ca
talytic amount of Fe-2(SO4)(3). xH(2)O to give the corresponding esters in
good yields.