Patent ID: 11884618
Assignee: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
Field: Organic fine chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A process for the preparation of a (meth)acrylic acid ester, comprising at least step (a) as follows:
(a) reacting a (meth)acrylic acid anhydride of Formula (I):, , wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
with a substrate in the presence of a first catalyst to form a product mixture comprising the (meth)acrylic acid ester; and wherein:
the substrate is a primary alcohol having one hydroxyl group; and
the first catalyst comprises a halide of magnesium;

wherein the temperature during step (a) is kept between 60° C. and 90° C.