| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP89/01550 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 24, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 24, 1991 PCT Filed Dec. 15, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/07487 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 12, 1990.The invention relates to a process for the production of (meth)acrylic acid esters of polyhydric alcohols by reaction thereof with acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid in the presence of acidic esterification catalysts with addition of polymerization inhibitors to the reaction mixture. The new process is characterized in that, where unsubstituted phenolic compounds are used as inhibitors, the esterification reaction is carried out with addition of active carbon to the reaction mixture. The preferred inhibitor is hydroquinone. In addition, the esterification reaction is preferably carried out in the absence of liquid solvents and/or azeotropic entraining agents. |