TY - JOUR
AU - Gusev, V.
AB - CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYL FORMATE I. M. L[snyanskii, N. S. Zolotarev, UDC 547.291.26:66.09 A. A. Sirotenko, A. A. Buimov, and V. D. Gusev Ethyl formate is used as an intermediate product in the synthesis of vitamin B i [1], as well as in the production of several other organic compounds. Several methods for the preparation of ethyl formate are known, including the esterffication of ethyl alcohol and formic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid [2]. Disadvantages of this method include the use of sulfuric acid, which causes severe corrosion of equip- ment of utilities, and also the impossibility of regenerating this acid from still residues. A method has been elaborated at the All-Union Vitamins Scientific-Research Institute, and the Belgo- rod Vitamins Combine for the preparation of ethyl formate by a continuous process, where a type KSK si- lica gel with a bulk density of 0.55-0.6 g/cm 3 is used as catalyst. The production of ethyl formate by this method was carried out in an industrial plant of the Belgorod Vitamins Combine. The process proceeded according to the flow diagram shown below (Fig. 1). A mixture of formic acid and ethyl alcohol prepared in the ratio 
TI - Continuous process for the preparation of ethyl formate
JF - Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal
DO - 10.1007/BF00764145
DA - 2004-11-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/continuous-process-for-the-preparation-of-ethyl-formate-2n4cV361Lv
SP - 355
EP - 356
VL - 3
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -