Direct synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers from alcohols catalyzed by titanium cation-exchanged montmorillonite

Green Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 610-613

  Mitsudome, Takato ^a   Matsuno, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sueoka, Shoichiro ^a   Mizugaki, Tomoo ^a   Jitsukawa, Koichiro ^a   Kaneda, Kiyotomi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84857814710     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc16135d     Document Type: Article

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