Methanol → Methyl Oleate

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Methyl oleate was prepared as follows: A reactor was charged with 500 grams oleic acid, 58 grams methanol and 5 weight percent (based on the oleic acid) of the catalyst of Example I. Heating was begun to 140° C. and a water/methanol mixture began distilling at about 80° C. Subsurface addition of methanol (29 grams/hour) was begun while heating to 170° C. The reaction was terminated when the acid value of the reaction mixture reached about 1 . The methyl oleate, after filtering with a diatomaceous earth filter aid, had an acid value of 0.9 and contained less than 1 ppm titanium.

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