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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Ineos Acetyls Uk Limited, Lyndhurst, GB;
Inventor:
Thomas Edward Clark, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
Ineos Acetyls UK Limited, Lyndhurst, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/37 (2006.01); C07C 69/14 (2006.01); B01J 29/18 (2006.01); B01J 38/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/37 (2013.01); B01J 29/18 (2013.01); B01J 38/52 (2013.01); C07C 69/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the production of methyl acetate by carbonylating dimethyl ether with carbon monoxide at a temperature of 250 to 350° C. in the presence of a zeolite catalyst and hydrogen such that the molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide is at least 1, and one or more compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group and in the absence of any added methyl acetate.