| 摘要 |
There are disclosed a process for producing glycidyl acrylate or glycidyl methacrylate by the transesterification of glycidol and methyl methacrylate, etc. which process comprises carrying out the transesterification in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor by using, as a catalyst, a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the general formula (I) or a quaternary phosphonium salt represented by the general formula (II) (R1R2R3R4)NX (I) (R1R2R3R4)PX (II) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or the like, and X is a cyanide ion, cyanate ion or the like to complete the reaction; thereafter arresting the reaction by adding a catalyst deactivator represented by the general formula (III) SB (iii) wherein S is a sulfonic acid or a heteropolyacid and B is an alkali metal excluding potassium or an alkaline earth metal; and distilling away unreacted methyl methacrylate, etc. under reduced pressure and two similar modified processes. The processes can produce highly pure glycidyl methacrylate, etc. substantially free from a chlorine component and the processes can enhance the conversion of glycidol without lowering the purity and yield of the objective product.
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