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Mark E. Smith
Selectivity in dehydration of isopropyl alcohol to diisopropyl ether
Can isopropyl alcohol be dehydrated by sulfuric acid to diisopropyl ether in a similar way as to how ethanol can? Is there a way to avoid or at least minimize the inevitable dehydration to propylene?
