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Catalysis Letters, 2013, Volume 143, Issue 4, pp 370-374.
Gareth G. Armitage, Matteo L. M. Bonati, Neng Guo, Sander Gaemers, John W. Shabaker.
Hull Research and Technology Centre, BP Chemicals Ltd., Saltend, Hull, HU12 8DS, UK and
BP Products North America Inc., 150 W. Warrenville Road, Naperville, IL, 60563, USA
Abstract
A series of methylating reagents: methanol, dimethylether and dimethylcarbonate, have been evaluated for their ability to methylate 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene to yield triptyls (a mixture of triptane and triptene). The results presented highlight that dimethylcarbonate is a far superior methylating agent compared to methanol or dimethylether, providing a higher yield of triptyls.
