Abstract2‐ethyl‐1‐hexene was etherified with methanol to 3‐methoxy‐3‐methylheptane. The product ether is a novel compound whose existence has not been reported earlier. Isomerisation of 2‐ethyl‐1‐hexene leads to four alkenes, and each of these produces the same ether compound. In a study of the conditions for the etherification reaction it was observed that the ether formation can be maximised by decreasing the temperature and increasing the molar ratio of methanol to 2‐ethyl‐1‐hexene. This is what would be expected for an exothermic reaction controlled by thermodynamic equilibrium.

The novel tertiary ether 3methoxy3methylheptane can be synthesized by etherifying 2ethyl-1-hexene with methanol, with maximum formation achieved by reducing temperature and increasing methanol/2ethyl-1-

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A novel tertiary ether. Synthesis of 3‐methoxy‐3‐methylheptane from 2‐ethyl‐1‐hexene and methanol

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