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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562517 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a process for producing acetic acid in which methyl formate is isomerized into acetic acid with a catalyst containing at least one of Pd, Ru and Ir, at least one compound of said metals or a mixture thereof, and a promoter of a halide compound in the presence of carbon monoxide. This process can be carried out under mild reaction conditions and acetic acid is obtained in high yield.