Production of diacetoxyethylene by direct acetoxylation

• Main Authors: SONNENBERG TATIANA H, RANGEL-OSALDE DANIEL, KERLEGON STEPHEN, WANG HANG, PHUNG KIEN V, TWAY CATHY L, DUFF JOSEPH G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.11.2014
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a vinyl acetate composition by contacting a vinyl acetate stream with acetic acid, ethylene, and oxygen to form a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture in a reactor under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate co...