Process for the esterification in vapor phase of alpha, beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acids

摘要

Alpha, beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, in particular methacrylic acid, are esterified in the vapor phase in contact with a catalyst containing, in combination with oxygen, tungsten alone or in admixture with one or more of the elements lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium.