PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALLYLIC ESTERS OF CARBOXYLATE ACIDS AND ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS

摘要

A process for preparing allylic esters of carboxylic acids and allylic alcohols which comprises reacting in the vapor phase a mixture of a lower alkyl carboxylate ester, water, and the corresponding carboxylic acid and alcohol with an olefin having an allylic carbon-hydrogen bond and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst system comprising as oxidation catalyst a group VIII noble metal and an acidic co-catalyst. Temperatures in the range of 100.degree.C to 200.degree.C, with higher temperatures in this range favouring the production of alcohols.