Process for the production of cinnamic acid esters.

摘要

process for the production of cinnamic acid esters which is characterized by reacting a styrene with an aliphatic alcohol of 1 - 4 carbon atoms, carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising (a) a palladium metal or a compound thereof, (b) a salt of copper or iron, (c) a salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, (d) an organic acid and (e) a halogen compound.