DOI: 10.1346/ccmn.1982.0300207. Synthesis of Methyl-t-Butyl Ether from Methanol and Isobutene Using a Clay Catalyst

Synthesis of Methyl-t-Butyl Ether from Methanol and Isobutene Using a Clay Catalyst

10.1346/ccmn.1982.0300207

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Abstract

AbstractThe acid-catalyzed reaction between methanol and isobutene to give methyl-t-butyl ether may be carried out using a cation-exchanged smectite as the catalyst. In 1,4-dioxan solvent at 60°C smectites exchanged with Al3+, Fe3+, or Cr3+ give yields of ∼60% after 4 hr, whereas smectites exchanged with Cu2+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Ca2+, and Na+ give less than ∼8% yield. The reaction is efficient only when certain solvents are used, e.g., with Al3+-smectite the yield is ∼5% when using 1,2-dimethoxyethane, diethyleneglycol diethylether, n-pentane, tetrahydropyran, N-methylmorpholine, or tetrahydrofuran solvents compared with ∼60% using 1,4-dioxan solvent (4 hr). Moreover, the effective solvents depend somewhat on the clay interlayer cation. The use of tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran gives ∼35% yields at 60°C (4 hr) with Fe3+- or Cr3+-smectites but ∼4% yield with Al3+-smectite.

Bibliography

Adams, J. M., Clement, D. E., & Graham, S. H. (1982). Synthesis of Methyl-t-Butyl Ether from Methanol and Isobutene Using a Clay Catalyst. Clays and Clay Minerals, 30(2), 129â134.

Authors 3

J. M. Adams (first)
D. E. Clement (additional)
S. H. Graham (additional)

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Created	19 years ago (Aug. 23, 2006, 7:32 a.m.)
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Issued	43 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1982)
Published	43 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 1982)
Published Online	1 year, 5 months ago (April 2, 2024)
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@article{Adams_1982, title={Synthesis of Methyl-t-Butyl Ether from Methanol and Isobutene Using a Clay Catalyst}, volume={30}, ISSN={1552-8367}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1346/ccmn.1982.0300207}, DOI={10.1346/ccmn.1982.0300207}, number={2}, journal={Clays and Clay Minerals}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Adams, J. M. and Clement, D. E. and Graham, S. H.}, year={1982}, month=apr, pages={129–134} }

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