Preparation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether

Details Preparation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether Preparation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether

1982-03-22

1983-11-29

Mars, Howard T.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

C07C 4106

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044182198

ABSTRACT:
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), a high-octane blending agent for motor fuels, is prepared in high yield by the process which comprises reacting isobutylene and methanol in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of at least one heterogeneous catalyst selected from the group consisting of boron phosphate, blue tungsten oxide and crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having a silica to alumina mole ratio of at least about 12:1 and a constraint index of from 1 to about 12.

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