combine the at least one alkyl meth acrylate the at least one alcohol and the polymerization inhibitor to form a reaction mixture and then remove water from this mixture alternatively it is also possible to combine the at least one alkyl meth acrylate and the polymerization inhibitor remove water therefrom and then add the at least one alcohol thereto thus forming the reaction mixture the step of removing water from the reaction mixture may be accomplished for example without limitation by azoetropic distillation of a mixture of water and alkyl meth acrylate a further step of the process of the present invention is adding at least one charge of a mixed salt transesterification catalyst to the reaction mixture as used herein mixed salt transesterification catalyst is defined as a combination of at least two salts wherein at least one of the salts is a base furthermore one of the salts may be a base while another of the salts may be a modifier salt examples of suitable mixed salt transesterification catalysts of the present invention include at least one basic salt selected from the following without limitation potassium carbonate lithium carbonate cesium carbonate ammonia carbonate potassium acetate potassium phosphate lithium phosphate potassium magnesium phosphate ammonia magnesium phosphate potassium chlorate and lithium chlorate mixed with at least one salt modifier salt selected from the following without limitation potassium chloride lithium chloride cesium chloride magnesium chloride zinc chloride.