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US 2002/0055650 A1Published application
Production of methacrylates
OwnerToshio Hidaka, Yoshifumi Sato +1inventors
InventorsToshio Hidaka, Yoshifumi Sato, Mitsugu Taniguchi
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Abstract
Methacrylates, particularly, esters of methacrylic acid with an alcohol having two or more carbon atoms or a polyhydric alcohol are produced by a one-stage reaction of α-hydroxyisobutyric acid and/or its ester with an alcoholic compound in the presence of a solid catalyst.
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A method for producing methacrylates, which comprises a step of reacting hydroxyisobutyric acid and/or a hydroxyisobutyric ester with an alcoholic compound in the presence of a solid catalyst.
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