Elham Tahanpesar - Department of Science, College of Chemistry, Khouzestan Science and Research Branch,Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Forogh Bayati - Department of Science, College of Chemistry, KhouzestanScience and Research Branch,Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

A simple and practical method for the esterification reaction has been developed.Thesynthesis of esters by reaction of۱-naphthyl acetic acid with various alcohols such asmethanol, ethanol, ۱-propanol, ۲-propanol, ۱-butanol, isobutanolin the presence of catalyticamount of nanoalumina sulfonic acidunder refluxing reaction conditions were achieved

۱-naphthyl acetic acid; Esterification; Alcohols; Nanoalumina sulfonic acid