METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently producing allyl 2-hydroxyisolactate by using 2-hydroxyisolactic acid as a raw material. SOLUTION: This method for producing allyl 2-hydroxyisolactate comprises reacting 2-hydroxyisolactic acid with propylene and oxygen or an oxygen- containing gas in the presence of palladium and an alkali metal on a support in a vapor phase.