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Effect of initial water activity of saturated salt solutions on synthesis of isopropyl acetate. The reaction mixture containing 100 mM isopropanol and 75 mM acetic acid and silica-bound biocatalyst in n-heptane was incubated at 55°C under shaking for 9 h.
| Salt solutions | Ester synthesis (mM) |
|---|---|
| Control | 66 ± 0.02 |
| LiCl | 72 ± 0.01 |
| KI | 63 ± 0.02 |
| KCl | 58 ± 0.01 |
| KNO3 | 52 ± 0.01 |
