Lipase catalysed synthesis of aliphatic, terpene and aromatic esters by alcoholysis in solvent-free medium

Biosynthesis of pentyl and terpene valerates, terpene acetates, hexyl and benzyl benzoates was conducted via alcoholysis, at 55 °C, in a solvent-free medium, using lipases from Candida antarcticaand Mucor mieheias catalysts. The yield higher than 90% was achieved (Candida antarctica)after 10 h for synthesis of pentyl valerate and 3-methylbutyl valerate, 35 h for 2-methylbytyl valerate, 6 h for geranyl and cytronelyl acetates, 10 h for geranyl and cytronelyl valerates, 75 h for hexyl benzoate and 100 h for benzyl benzoate.