Methods for producing an ester of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsTimothy Walter ABRAHAM, Ravi R. GOKARN
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Abstract
A method for producing esters of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid are disclosed, the method includes reacting a three or four carbon beta-hydroxyalkanoate composition or mixtures thereof with a mono-alcohol under heating conditions to form a reaction product and distilling the reaction product to recover a composition containing at least fifty percent by weight of the ester of the alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid.
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A method for producing an ester of an alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic, comprising:
- a) obtaining a four-carbon beta-hydroxycarboxylic acid recovery bottom;
- b) mixing a mono-alcohol with the four-carbon beta-hydroxycarboxylic acid recovery bottom to obtain a first mixture;
- c) heating the first mixture to form a reaction product;
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- d) distilling the reaction product and recovering an ester of a four-carbon alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid fraction.
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