PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ETHERS

摘要

A process for the production of ethers, characterized by reacting a conjugat ed diene with an alcohol via telomerization in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising a palladium compound, an isocyanide represented by th e general (I): R1R2R3CNC (I) and a base represented by the general formula (II ): M(OR4)n (II) [in the formulae, each symbol is as defined in the description] . According to the process, ethers can be industrially advantageously produced by telomerization of a conjugated diene with an alcohol.