3991.  ZEISBERG, F. C. (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & CO.).Ethyl Acetate. United States Patent 1,708,460, Apr. 9, 1929. Chem. Abs., vol. 23, 1929, p. 2449.

EtOH vapor is passed over a dehydrogenation catalyst at a temperature of 250°-500° and under a pressure > 10 atm., producing EtOAc and some associated products including normal BuOH. As catalysts, there may be used metals such as Cu, Ni, Co, and Fe, alone or in admixture or with additions of oxides such as those of Mn, Cr, Mg, or Ca, or oxides alone may be used such as those of Zn, Mg, Cr or Mn.