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beta-Propiolactone is converted to acrylic acid using phosphoric acid and copper powder. If an alcohol is present the corresponding ester is formed. This process is no longer used industrially.

The reaction is an internal elimination resulting in ring opening and so overall is a rearrangement.

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

  +  
H3PO4
  +  
Cu
         
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beta-Propiolactone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Phosphoric acid Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Copper Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acrylic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

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

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