Patent ID: 9340485
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: C07C,C07D

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing esters by carbonylation, wherein the method is carried out: i) with at least one palladium-containing compound; ii) at least one olefinically unsaturated compound selected from the group consisting of unsaturated olefins having between 2 and 20 carbon atoms, unsaturated alcohols, unsaturated ethers, unsaturated amines, unsaturated esters, unsaturated carboxylic acids, unsaturated amides, unsaturated urethanes, unsaturated halides, unsaturated aldehydes, unsaturated ketones, and unsaturated epoxides; iii) at least one phosphorus-containing compound comprising a trivalent phosphorous; iv) at least one formate; v) at least one alcohol; vi) at least one acid; vii) in a temperature range of 80° C. to 120° C.; and viii) at a reaction pressure of 0.1 to 0.6 MPa.