Preparation
The major industrial route involves the reaction of ethylene and acetic acid with oxygen in the presence of a palladium catalyst.
- Ethylene + acetic acid + 1/2 O2 → Vinyl acetate + H2O
But byproducts are also generated:
- Ethylene + 3 O2 → 2 CO2 + 2 H2O
Vinyl acetate is also prepared by the gas-phase addition of acetic acid to acetylene.
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