Process for the production of cycloalkyl alkyl ethers

摘要

The invention consists in a process for producing a cycloalkyl alkyl ether compound of formula (1): R 1 -O-R 2 , wherein R 1 represents a cyclopentyl group or cyclohexyl group which may have a substituent and R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent; said process comprising reacting an alicyclic olefin with an alcohol in the presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin having a water content of 5 wt.-% or less. Preferably, the process comprises reacting a gaseous alicyclic olefin with a gaseous alcohol in the presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin having a water content of 5 wt.-% or less.