Acylation of Chiral Alcohols: A Simple Procedure for Chiral GC Analysis

Table 2

Influence of reaction time and molar ratios 2-heptanol : acetic acid in the 1-methylhexyl acetate yields.

Entry	Molar ratio (heptanol : acetic acid)	Time (h)	% 1-methylhexyl acetate	SD	Tukey-Kramer*
1	1 : 1	24	71.04	—	A
2		48	87.03	1.70	B
3	1 : 1.5	4	76.60	0.97	C A
4		24	82.42	3.61	D B
5		48	91.48	3.16	E B
6	1 : 2	4	65.49	5.11	F A
7		8	78.58	0.82	A C D
8		24	90.63	0.51	G B
9		48	91.76	2.84	G B

*Tukey-Kramer pairwise differences adjustment method, 𝑛=3.