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DTBE

majdo - 22-2-2006 at 07:18

You may find many ways of preparation of almost every ether.However I haven't found anything about di-t-buthyl ether synthesis.I searched also in ACS or Elseviere publications.

The only path I have found out was synthesis of di-t-buthyl peroxide (from t-buthanol) then treat it with 1 equivalent of triphenylphosphine (found in old book about phosphorus compounds).
I don't know if this has any practical use,since I would be afraid to deal with peroxides :)
Does anyone know a better way?

Nicodem - 22-2-2006 at 10:24

Correct spelling makes a big difference:
di-t-BUTYL ether

majdo - 22-2-2006 at 13:49

Oh you are right,but I DID search "butyl".I wrote "buthyl" because I confuse it with methyl and ethyl.In my language there is no "h" in any case :P

S.C. Wack - 22-2-2006 at 15:45

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/1941/63/i06/...

majdo - 23-2-2006 at 08:36

Thank You!