Organic Syntheses Using Sheet Silicate Intercalates: Low‐temperature Conversion of Olefins to Secondary Ethers

Abstract

Water intercalated in montmorillonites can react with 1-alkenes (1) to give secondary ethers (2). Efficient preparations of (2) were hitherto unknown. The cations of the layer silicate must be exchanged, preferably for Cu2+, prior to the reaction.