Catalyst Simplifyes Ether Synthesis

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Enzyme-inspired catalyst puts chemicals in right position to make ethers

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Chemists at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a catalyst to simplify the synthesis of ethers.

The catalyst puts the two chemical ingredients in just the right proximity and position to come together, bypassing the need for the steps and quantities required under standard synthesis protocols.

The ideal ingredient pairing for making an ether is an alcohol and a hydrocarbon called an alkene.

Journal Reference: - Sven H. M. Kaster, Lei Zhu , William L. Lyon , Rulin Ma , Stephen E. Ammann , M. Christina White . Palladium-catalyzed cross -coupling of alcohols with olefins by positional tuning of a counteranion. Science, 2024 ; 385 ( 6713 ): 1067 DOI: 10.1126 /science.ado8027 Cite This Page:.