title: The first non-acid catalytic synthesis of tert-butyl ether from tert-butyl alcohol using ionic liquid as dehydrator.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Yanlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Youquan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng