DOI: 10.1039/A902458A
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Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1999, 1521-1522
Isopropyl tert-butyl ether from crude acetone streams
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John F. Knifton, Pei-Shing E. Dai and John M. Walsh
Abstract
Isopropyl tert-butyl ether may be prepared from crude acetone streams through a combination of selective hydrogenation and tert-butyl alcohol etherification.
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