Product
Vinyl Acetate
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Unsaturated Monomers
Sub-Family
Functional monomers
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Description

Vinyl acetate is an Organic Compound with the formula CH3CO2CH=CH2 and structurally the Acetate Ester of Vinyl Alcohol. This colorless Liquid is the Precursor to Polyvinyl Acetate and Ethene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, important Industrial Polymers.

The major Industrial Route to Vinyl Acetate involves the Catalytic Coupling of Ethylene and Acetic Acid (or Ethylene Acetoxylation) in the presence of Oxygen with a Palladium Catalyst.

Source: Wikipedia, Vinyl acetate


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Unit of Measure
Metric Ton
Physical State

Liquid

Building Block / Value Chain Info

Value Chain-I
Carbon Monoxide
Value Chain-II
Ethylene
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