METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ESTERS

摘要

Case 931 METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ESTERS . . A method is disclosed for preparing esters by reacting an olefin with an acid in the presence of oxygen and a catalyst system, the improvement consisting in that the catalyst system is a compound of tin or cerium, used in the presence of iodine or of a iodine-yielding compound. High productivities are achieved and no pollution problems are to be solved.