PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING ETHERIFICATION REACTIONS

摘要

An improved process for conducting an etherification reaction of alcohols with olefins has been discovered. The process employs a macroporous strong-acid, cation-exchange resin catalyst prepared at a temperature of 120 DEG C or higher with a reduced amount of divinylbenzene cross-linker. The etherification catalysts produced in the invention display equivalent or superior catalytic activity than conventional catalysts and are less expensive to produce than conventional catalysts due to reduced amounts of cross-linker.