TY - DATA T1 - Dehydrative Etherification Reactions of Glycerol with Alcohols Catalyzed by Recyclable Nanoporous Aluminosilicates: Telescoped Routes to Glyceryl Ethers PY - 2015/11/30 AU - Thomas E. Davies AU - Simon A. Kondrat AU - Ewa Nowicka AU - James J. Graham AU - David C. Apperley AU - Stuart H. Taylor AU - Andrew E. Graham UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Dehydrative_Etherification_Reactions_of_Glycerol_with_Alcohols_Catalyzed_by_Recyclable_Nanoporous_Aluminosilicates_Telescoped_Routes_to_Glyceryl_Ethers/2104639 DO - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00894.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/3737905 KW - Recyclable Nanoporous Aluminosilicates KW - DMC KW - glyceryl ethers KW - Alcohols Catalyzed KW - Telescoped Routes KW - catalyze KW - research goal KW - Dehydrative Etherification Reactions KW - Glyceryl EthersCatalytic strategies KW - bioderived molecules KW - nanoporous aluminosilicate materials KW - solketal derivatives KW - glycerol KW - acetalization reaction KW - acetone KW - fuel additive KW - TBA KW - dehydrative etherification reactions N2 - Catalytic strategies for the efficient transformation of abundant sustainable bioderived molecules, such as glycerol, into higher value more useful products is an important research goal. In this study, we demonstrate that atom efficient dehydrative etherification reactions of glycerol with activated alcohols are effectively catalyzed by nanoporous aluminosilicate materials in dimethylcarbonate (DMC) to produce the corresponding 1-substituted glyceryl ethers in high yield. By carrying out the reaction in acetone, it is possible to capitalize on the ability of these materials to catalyze the corresponding acetalization reaction, allowing for the development of novel, telescoped acetalization-dehydrative etherification reaction sequences to selectively produce protected solketal derivatives. These materials also catalyze the telescoped reaction of glycerol with tert-butanol (TBA) in acetone to produce the corresponding solketal mono tert-butyl ether product in high yield, providing a potential route to convert glycerol directly into a useful and sustainable fuel additive. ER -