Shi Feng, Xiong Hai, Gu Yanlong, Guo Shu, Deng Youquan
Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 May 7(9):1054-5.
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.