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HRID 2075424Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → 2,4,4-Trimethyl-1-pentene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactanttert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Reactanttert-Butyl methyl etherHCID 15413—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product2,4,4-Trimethyl-1-penteneHCID 7868—
Product2-MethoxybutaneHCID 23238—

Reaction Steps

The bottom product (VI) from the column K2 comprises predominantly unreacted MTBE (about 22% by mass) and methanol (about 75% by mass). In addition, unreacted 2-methoxybutane, tert-butanol, water and diisobutene formed by reaction, inter alia, were present. This stream was fed to the column K4.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07919662B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_04
ORD IDord-d43fba5d85f348daa182f7e5f4a80e26
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_04