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Acetic Anhydride → Triacetin
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Acetic Anhydride | HCID 7918 | — |
| Reactant | Butyl Acetate | HCID 31272 | — |
| Catalyst | Methanesulfonic Acid | HCID 6395 | — |
| Product | Triacetin | HCID 5541 | — |
Reaction Steps
Comments—example 4 shows that from a high ester content glycerin, using butyl acetate as azeotropic agent, methanesulfonic acid as catalyst, in the presence of combined alkalinity and complementing the reaction with acetic anhydride, it is possible to obtain a food grade triacetin.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US08754253B2 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-2014_06 |
| ORD ID | ord-73e595b089c84cc99f971b51a55f2e2a |
| Source note | uspto-grants-2014_06 |