The first non-acid catalytic synthesis of tert-butyl ether from tert-butyl alcohol using ionic liquid as dehydrator.
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), and isopropyl tert-butyl ether (IPTBE) have been synthesized for the first time over a non-acid ionic liquid as catalyst and dehydrator with high conversion (> 90%) and selectivity (> 90%) under mild conditions.
Shi
Feng
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Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Xiong
Hai
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Gu
Yanlong
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Guo
Shu
S
Deng
Youquan
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