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Sulfuric acid catalyses the hydrolysis of acetone cyanohydrin -CN function to the amide. Water is then eliminated and the amide converted to the methyl ester. There are many process variations.

Alan Heaton (Ed.) An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, Blackie (1996)
  +  
CH3OH
  +  
H2SO4
  +  
H2O
         
  +  
[NH4]+
  +  
[HSO4]–
  +  
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
Elimination
Industrial Process: Organic

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