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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Furusaki, Ube, JP;
Noriaki Manada, Ube, JP;
Hisao Yamashina, Ube, JP;
Masaoki Matsuda, Ube, JP;
Assignee:
Ube Industries, Ltd., Ube, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560232 ; 560204 ; 568835 ; 568909 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a novel process for the preparation of an ester of formic acid which comprises subjecting hydrogen, carbon monoxide and an ester of nitrous acid to a catalytic vapor phase reaction in the presence of a platinum group metal or a salt thereof. The product obtained by the process according to the present invention does not substantially contain water and free formic acid. The ester of formic acid formed by the process according to the present invention can be separated and purified in a simple manner, e.g., by conventional distillation procedure.