In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...

In this method the cleavage reagent comprises a solution of acetic anhydride (80 g) in 120 g of p-toluene sulfonic acid. This mixture is refluxed at 120 C for 30 minutes. The product obtained is used ...