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US 4,365,083 AGranted
Preparation of alkyl carboxylates
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorLewis B. Young
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Abstract
A method for preparation of alkyl carboxylate compounds, and especially methylalkyl carboxylate compounds, by reaction of an olefin and a carboxylic acid compound in the presence of a mordenite catalyst.
Claims6
A method for the preparation of a C.sub.8 -alkyl carboxylate reaction product enriched in 2-octyl carboxylate, said method comprising:
- reacting a carboxylic acid compound having the formula:
- ##STR3## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms with 4-octene in the presence of a dealuminized mordenite zeolite catalyst, said reaction being carried out at a temperature of between about 25.degree. C. and 600.degree. C. and a pressure of from about 10.sup.4 Pa. to 10.sup.7 Pa., to thereby produce an octyl carboxylate reaction product containing more of the 2-octyl carboxylate than of the 4-octyl carboxylate.
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