Tin-Catalyzed Esterification and Transesterification Reactions: A Review

Table 11

Yields of FAMEs obtained from transesterification of soybean oil with methyl alcohol in the presence of Sn(IV) catalysts performed in a CS reactor^a [13].

Temperature (°C)	FAMEs yields (%)
	DBTDA	DBTDL	DBTO	BTA
80	75	—	64	—
120	77	76	85	60
150	79	80	74	74

^aReaction conditions: molar proportions of MeOH : oil : catalyst = 400 : 100 : 1, magnetic stirring (1000 rpm), and 4 hours reaction.