Formation of acetic anhydride by carbonylation of methyl acetate

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7151109

Mamyan, V A; Barsegyan, V L; Pirozhkov, S D; Sominskii, S D

This paper studies the carbonylation reaction of methyl acetate (MA) with the formation of acetic anhydride, and also elucidates the mechanism of this reaction in the presence of a catalytic system including RhCl/sub 3/, Zn acetate, and MeI. The results obtained show that the metal halides studied can be arranged in order of activity and selectivity: RhCl/sub 3/ greater than RuCl/sub 3/ greater than PdCl/sub 2/. Small quantities of acetaldehyde, butyradehyde, acetic acid, and acetone are found in the reaction products.

• Research Organization: N.D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 7151109
• Journal Information: Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 34:10,PT.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ANHYDRIDES
SYNTHESIS
METHYL ACETATE
CARBONYLATION
ACETATES
ACETIC ACID
ACETONE
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
PALLADIUM CHLORIDES
QUANTITY RATIO
RHODIUM CHLORIDES
RUTHENIUM CHLORIDES
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ACETIC ACID ESTERS
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ESTERS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
KETONES
KINETICS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS
REACTION KINETICS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
RHODIUM COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YIELDS
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