Alcohol dehydration: Mechanism of ether formation using an alumina catalyst
- Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
Ether formation during the dehydration of secondary alcohols, namely, 2-butanol, 3-pentanol, and 1-cyclopentylethanol, was investigated. Using the proper reaction conditions, the yield of di-2-butyl ether during the dehydration of 2-butanol on alumina can be as high as 40%. That ether is formed by adding an alcohol to the alkene is ruled out by the results from deuterium tracer studies. Results from experiments using S(+)- 2-butanol suggest that the formation of di-2-butyl ether occurs by a S{sub N}2-type mechanism. 33 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 224007
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 157, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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