EFFICIENT CATALYSIS OF HETEROPOLY ACID FOR ALCOHOLYSIS OF EPOXIDE
Heteropoly acid (HPA) was found to catalyze the alcoholysis of epoxide more efficiently than the conventional acid catalysts such as sulfuric acid, perchloric acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid, at 45°C in the homogeneous liquid phase. The reason for the high catalytic activity of HPA is also discussed.