Claims
- 1. In a continuous process for the reaction of isobutylene with acetic acid in the presence of a solid acidic catalyst to selectively form t-butyl acetate, the improvement which comprises carrying out the reaction at conditions effective to form t-butyl acetate in the presence of t-butanol in amount sufficient to enhance selectivity of the reaction to t-butyl acetate and to suppress isobutylene polymerization.
- 2. In a continuous process for the reaction of isobutylene with acetic acid in the presence of a solid anion exchange resin catalyst having sulfonic acid groups to selectively form t-butyl acetate, the improvement which comprises carrying out the reaction at conditions effective to form t-butyl acetate in the presence of t-butanol in amount sufficient to enhance selectivity of the reaction to t-butyl acetate and to suppress isobutylene polymerization.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/816,704 filed Mar. 13, 1997 now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Pavlov et al. General Preparative Method for The Esterification of Carboxylic Acids with Isobutylene in the Presence of Tert-Butanol Bull Soc. Chem Fr. No. 12 p. 2985-2986 (1974). |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Mar 1997 |
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