PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL SALTS OF TRIFLUOROMETHANE SULPHONIC ACID AND THEIR USE AS ESTERIFICATION CATALYSTS

摘要

The subject matter of the invention is a process for the production of metal salts of trifluoromethane sulphonic acid by reacting trifluoromethane sulphonic acid with a metal alcoholate and the use thereof as esterification catalyst and/or transesterification catalyst for the production of hydroxycarboxylic acid esters.