Chemistry Letters · 2000 · 23 citations · 3 references
Carbonyl CompoundsChemical EngineeringEngineeringAlkene MetathesisCatalytic ProcessAbstract Unsymmetrical EthersAtmospheric PressureConvenient Catalytic MethodOrganic ChemistryCatalysisHomogeneous CatalysisChemistryHydrogenCatalytic EtherificationSynthesis MethodAsymmetric CatalysisMolecular CatalysisCatalytic Synthesis
Abstract Unsymmetrical ethers are obtained in excellent yields by the catalytic etherification of alcohols with ketones or aldehydes in the presence of Pd/C under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen when water produced by the reaction is continuously removed by bubbling hydrogen through the reaction mixture.
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The Atom Economy—A Search for Synthetic Efficiency
BM Trost · Science · 1991 · 4.7K citations
Combinatorial Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering +14