Acrolein → 2-isobutoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran

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Reaction Steps

In a 50 L-volume autoclave made of stainless-steel, 16.22 kg of isobutylvinylether (IBVE), 6.97 kg of acrolein (ACR) and 0.08 kg of di-t-butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) were placed and the inside of the reactor was purged with nitrogen. The pressure was increased to 3 MPa with nitrogen and reaction was performed at 135° C. for 16 hours. The yield of 3,4-dihydro-2-isobutoxy-2H-pyran (DHIBP) was 94% (with ACR used as standard). The reaction solution was subjected to distillation, to thereby obtain 17.1 kg of DHIBP (20 kPa/120° C.).

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