METHOD FOR PREPARING METHYL ESTER COMPOUND
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4438587A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-02

    申请号:EP22906497.7

    申请日:2022-12-12

    摘要: A method for preparing a methyl ester compound, which comprises: subjecting a raw material of a carboxyl compound, methanol and/or dimethyl ether to an esterification reaction to obtain the methyl ester compound, where the general formula I of the carboxyl compound is R-CH2-COOH, where R is a methoxy or hydroxyl; and the methyl ester compound comprises at least one of methyl methoxyacetate and methyl glycolate. This application also discloses a method for preparing a methyl glycolate, comprising the steps of: a) subjecting methylal and carbon monoxide to a carbonylation reaction to obtain methyl methoxyacetate; b) subjecting the methyl methoxyacetate and water to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain the methyl glycolate; and c) subjecting glycolic acid, methoxyacetic acid, methanol, and dimethyl ether to an esterification reaction to obtain the methyl glycolate. The method can greatly simplify the separation process, save the energy consumption, and provides a new synthesis route for synthesizing a methyl ester compound, especially methyl glycolate.