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beta-Propiolactone is converted to methyl acrylate using phosphoric acid and copper powder and methanol. This process is no longer used industrially.

The reaction is an internal elimination resulting in ring opening followed by esterification.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

  +  
CH3OH
  +  
H3PO4
  +  
Cu
         
  +  
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
beta-Propiolactone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Methanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Phosphoric acid Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Copper Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Methyl acrylate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Elimination
Elimination: Internal
Industrial Process: Organic

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