Abstract
This work describes the highly efficient acetylation (acylation) of alcohols with acetic acid for the ester synthesis in the presence of newly designed a new composite zirconium (IV) chloride and magnesium catalyst which is used bimetallic acidic catalyst ZrCl4-Mg(ClO4)(2), which is formed by grinding ZrCl4 and Mg(ClO4)(2) in the molar ratio of 1:2, respectively. Thus, the powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, and thermogravimetric analysis of the ZrCl4, Mg(ClO4)(2), and non-calcined ZrCl4-Mg(ClO4)(2) were recorded. In each case, structural analysis was carried by grinding the catalyst in mortar and pestle.