Propylene glycol mono-methyl-ether acetate (PMA) is produced by the esterification of propylene glycol mono-methyl ether (PM) in acetic acid (HOAc):

Conventionally, the reaction takes place in a fixed-bed reactor followed by the recovery of PMA from water, and unreacted PM and HOAc. Prepare a potential distribution of chemicals for a reactive distillation process with the feed at \(203^{\circ} \mathrm{F}\) and \(1 \mathrm{~atm}\).

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CH,CH(OH)CHOCH3 + CH3COOH = PM HOAC CH3CH(OC(CH3)O)CHOCH3 + HO PMA