Catalyst based on palladium, gold, alkali metal and lanthanoid and process for producing vinyl acetate

摘要

A process for the vapor phase preparation of vinyl acetate in the presence of a catalyst of 0.2 to 1.3% by weight of gold or a gold compound, 0.3 to 10% by weight of an alkali metal compound, 0.5 to 2.0% by weight of a palladium compound and 0.01 to 1% by weight of a lanthanoid compound.