Patents Examined by Eugenia M. Peters
  • Preparation of esters
    Patent number: 4450285
    Abstract: .beta.,.gamma.-Unsaturated esters are prepared by the reaction of the corresponding .beta.,.gamma.-unsaturated carbonate with carbon monoxide in the presence of a group VIII metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Edmund P. Woo, Daniel J. Murray