作者:Rim Mouselmani、Eric Da Silva、Marc Lemaire
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2015.09.075
日期:2015.11
The synthesis of methylated ether compounds is an important challenge. A pathway for the synthesis of methyl ethers was investigated using dimethyl sulfite (DMSi). Methylation of 1-octanol was carried out in liquid phase upon different heterogeneous organic and inorganic catalysts at 130 degrees C. Aluminium oxide gave the best result with high conversion and moderate selectivity for methyl 1-octyl ether. Reactions in gas phase at higher temperatures (200 degrees C) were also performed. Methyl 1-octyl ether was obtained in a very high level of selectivity up to 98%. Primary and secondary ethers from unsymmetrical alkyl methyl sulfite were also performed by SO2 extrusion. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.