Xu Gen-hui
2005
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Natural Gas Chemical Industry
Abstract
Methyl glycolate can be used as raw material for the synthesis of some important organic chemicals and good solvent. This paper systematically introduces the properties of methyl glycolate, especially the synthesis methods of methyl glycolate and its application in organic synthesis. It is pointed that the routes of dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation and solid acid catalysis of methyl formate and formaldehyde could be the environmentally friendly and economically attractive alternatives to existing method for industrial production of methyl glycolate.