ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 133 Reaction Procedure ................................................................................................ 134
Representative Procedure for the Synthesis of Ethyl Octyl Ether by Using 1-Octanol and Ethanol over Amberlyst 70 ........................................................ 134
Notes .............................................................................................................................134 Green Metrics Analysis .......................................................................................... 135 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................136 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................. 136 References .............................................................................................................. 136
using a large excess of 1-octanol at 200°C [15]. A drawback of using diethyl carbonate to form ethyl octyl ether is the formation of stoichiometric quantities of CO2, what increases the environmental impact of the process.
