Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) A simpler way: Acidic zeolites catalyze dimethyl ether carbonylation to methyl acetate at low temperatures with high selectivity and catalyst stability. This approach provides a halide-free heterogeneous catalytic route to acetic acid and methyl acetate.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1617-1620 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 27 2006 |
Keywords
- Carbonylation
- Carboxylic acids
- Ethers
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Zeolites