DFT study of the acid-catalyzed ethanolysis of butyric acid monoglyceride: Solvent effects

- DFT calculation with micro solvation shows the formation of an intermediate adduct.
- Tetrahedral adduct stabilized by assisted proton transfer by added solvent molecule.
- The structure of the intermediate is stabilized by the formation of two rings.
- The rate determining step is the decomposition of the intermediate adduct.