Abstract: The invention relates to a method for production of diphenylethylene (DPE) comprising the steps of: (a) catalytic dehydrogenation of diphenylethane (DPA) in the presence of water, (b) addition of a light organic solvent to the mixture from step (a) and (c) decanting the mixture from step (b) with recovery of a flow comprising diphenylethylene as a mixture with the solvent added in step (b). The invention further relates to a given mixture of DPE, DPA and solvent and use thereof in polymerisation.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing (meth)acrylic esters or anhydrides from acrylic acid of formulae (I), where R is H or Me, and R? is alkyl and R? is alkyl or ethyl substituted by dialkylamino whereof the alkyls can form with the nitrogen atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, capable of bearing one or several alkyl substituents. OII or ?O, or R? is H and R? is alkyl, the alcohol R?—OH being primary or secondary; or (II) wherein R? is H or Me, functioning preferably in the presence of at least one catalyst, wherein is performed a reaction in a reaction R2 with constant equilibrium displacement provided with a first reactor R1 designed for prior dehydration of the reagents to be involved in the reaction.