摘要 |
A process for producing a beta-hydroxyester by reacting an epoxide, an alcohol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl compound as catalyst, which is characterized in using as co-catalyst, a pyridine derivative having an amino substituent of formula (1), wherein R<SUB>1 </SUB>and R<SUB>2 </SUB>are independently hydrogen, formyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R<SUB>1 </SUB>and R<SUB>2 </SUB>may be taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form a ring, and n is an integer of 1 or 2.
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