Nonpolar solvent with little dielectric constant has good effect to the rate of the reaction, while larger polar solvent without H(superscript +) also can increase the rate of the reaction.

• 可以知道对甲醇羰基化这一反应，在极性溶剂中，极性较大且为非质子型的溶济能显著提高反应的速率；非极性溶剂中，介电常数较小的溶剂能增加反应速率。