Ferrocenylmethylphosphanes and the Alpha Process for Methoxycarbonylation: The Original Story

The Lucite Alpha process is the predominant technology for the preparation of acrylics. This two-stage process involves the palladium-catalysed formation of methyl propanoate from ethene, CO, and methanol, followed by the oxidative formylation of methyl propanoate into methyl methacrylate. A range o...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. Fortune, Christa Castel, Craig M. Robertson, Peter N. Horton, Mark E. Light, Simon J. Coles, Mark Waugh, William Clegg, Ross W. Harrington, Ian R. Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Inorganics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/9/7/57