Process for preparing allyl esters of carboxylic acids

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN ALLYLIC ESTER WHICH CONSISTS OF HEATING AND THEREBY EFFECTING REACTION BETWEEN (A) A 2-ALKENYL MONOCHLORIDE OF FROM 3 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS COMPOSED OF ONLY THE CHLORINE, CARBON AND HYDROGEN ATOMS, WITH (B) AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN ACID, SAID ACID BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LOWER ALKANOIC ACIDS, LOWER ALKENOIC ACIDS, LOWER ALKANEDIOIC ACIDS, LOWER CYCLOALKANOIC ACIDS, BENZENE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, AND LOWER ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZENE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS CONTAINING FROM 8 TO 16 CARBON ATOMS, WITH THE PROVISO THAT SAID BENZENE ACIDS AND ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED ACIDS CONTAIN UP TO 4 CARBOXYL GROUPS, SAID REACTION BEING CONDUCTED IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM AND ADDING ALKALINE MATERIAL TO MAINTAIN THE PH OF THE REACTION MIXTURE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE REACTION WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 6.0 TO 8.0, AND RECOVERING ALLYLIC ESTER FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE.