Penghua Che, Fang Lu, Xiaoqin Si
Mar 4, 2015
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RSC Advances
Abstract
1,2-Dimethoxyethane is explored for the first time as etherification agent for the acid-catalyzed synthesis of methyl ethers from biomass-derived hydroxyl compounds. H3PW12O40 catalyst can provide the formation of isosorbide methyl ethers with 80% GC yield from isosorbide. The acid catalyst type and acid amount are of critical importance in improving etherification reactivities of hydroxyl groups with 1,2-dimethoxyethane.