Patent ID: 7982065

Claim:
A heterogeneous process for selective formation of a vinyl ester from a carboxylic acid comprising: reacting a carboxylic acid, optionally dissolved in a suitable organic solvent, with acetylene in the presence of a supported platinum catalyst at a suitable reaction temperature and pressure, wherein the platinum loading of the catalyst is from about 0.1 weight % up to about 10 weight % and the support is selected from carbon, activated carbon, titania, alumina, or zirconia, wherein the carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexanoic acid, benzoic acid, neopentanoic acid, neoheptanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, heptanoic acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and stearic acid.