Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Chunggu Co., Ltd.

Dae Chul Park

Sung Yun Cho

Pyung Kwon Ahn

Sang Yoon Lim

Woo S Chang

Duck Rye Chang

Sang Yun Lim

Kyeong Hwan Chung

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The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst useful in producing ethylidene diacetate and to a process for producing ethylidene diacetate by a continuous process using the catalyst prepared. In the preparation of ethylidene diacetate from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the conventional preparation method using a homogeneous catalyst system comprising a transition metal catalyst is hampered by difficulty in separating the catalyst from the reaction product after completion of the reaction. The catalyst of the present invention is separated easily from the reaction product. The heterogeneous catalyst of the present invention is prepared by adding a compound of a group VIII metal, preferably rhodium or palladium, to a carrier, preferably .alpha.-alumina, kieselguhr or silica, together with an accelerator containing phosphorus or nitrogen, preferably triphenylphosphine. Using the improved catalyst of the present invention also resulted in increased yield of product over conventional methods. The ethylidene diacetate produced using the present method is useful as a starting material for the production of vinyl acetate monomer.

Methods for preparing ethylidene diacetate

The present invention relates to the field of catalyst technology, and more particularly to the preparation of a supported catalyst and a method of producing ethylidene diacetate using that supported catalyst. The catalyst is represented by the formula M.sub.a X. Compound M includes a group VIII transition metal which catalyzes the formation of ethylidene diacetate, preferably a compound of rhodium or palladium. Carrier X is an organic carrier, preferably selected from the divinylbenzene-polystyrene copolymers, most preferably copolymers having about 1-20% crosslinking. The weight percent of metal M contained in the catalyst is represented by the latter a. The supported heterogenized catalyst results from covalent bonding of the transition metal compound to the organic polymer carrier. Ethylidene diacetate was produced by reacting methyl acetate, iodomethane, carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of this supported catalyst and an accelerator at elevated temperature and pressure. According to the present invention, the reaction product, ethylidene diacetate, is easily separated from the catalyst. The produced ethylidene diacetate may be used as a starting material for preparing vinyl acetate monomer.

Methods for producing ethylidene diacetate using catalysts supported on

The present invention relates to a catalyst, a process for preparing the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst to produce ethylidene diacetate. The conventional preparation methods of ethylidene diacetate suffer from difficulty in separating the catalyst from the product after completion of the reaction. The catalyst of the present invention is simply separated from the product by mere filtration following the completion of reaction. This is a result of using a heterogenized catalyst which is obtained by supporting a homogeneous catalyst in an inorganic carder. The catalyst of the present invention is of the general formula M.sub.a X where M is a compound of a group VIII transition metal, most preferably RhCl.sub.3 .multidot.xH.sub.2 O, and X is an inorganic carrier, preferably selected from the group consisting of kieselguhr, .gamma.-alumina, silica, TiO.sub.2, MgO, ZnO and activated charcoal. Ethylidene diacetate produced using the present method is useful as an intermediate for producing precision chemical articles or as a starting material for the production of vinyl acetate monomer.

Catalysts on inorganic carriers for producing ethylidene diacetate

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