Selective homogeneous snythesis of dimethyl ether from methanol

Martin P. Atkins; Martyn J. Earle; Kenneth R. Seddon; Malgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny; Laurent Vanoye

doi:10.1039/b923250h

Selective homogeneous snythesis of dimethyl ether from methanol

Martin P. Atkins, Martyn J. Earle, Kenneth R. Seddon, Malgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny, Laurent Vanoye

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

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Abstract

Selected Bronsted acidic ionic liquids were tested as homogeneous catalysts for the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether. Ionic liquids incorporating an alkanesulfonic acid as a part of the cation, a complex acidic anion, [A(2)H](-), or both, proved to be good catalysts for this process, providing high conversions and selectivities. Homogeneous catalysis in the liquid state represents a novel approach to dimethyl ether synthesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1745-1747
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	46
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b923250h
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Catalysis
Chemistry(all)

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