stygian - 23-2-2006 at 22:06
Just stumbled across this pdf.
http://www.dupont.com/dms/docs/DMS_PUSH_Bulletin.pdf
Claims that dimethyl sulfate catalyses pyrolysis of methyl acetate into ketene. I don't think I've seen this mentioned before, so, it is done.
CherrieBaby - 24-2-2006 at 10:19
The reference they give for this is:
K.K. Georgieff, Can. J. Chem., 30, 322 (1952).