
%0 Journal Article
%A Stimson, VR 
%A Watson, EJ 
%T Catalysis by hydrogen halides in the gas phase. XI. Tertiary butyl ethyl ether and hydrogen chloride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1966/03/01
%V 19
%N 3
%P 401-407
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9660401
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9660401 
%X Hydrogen chloride catalyses the decomposition of t-butyl ethyl ether at 320-428º. Isobutene is quantitatively the product and the kinetic form is first order in the ether and in hydrogen chloride. The Arrhenius equation:          k, = 1012'16exp( -30,60O/RT) (sec-l ml mole-=)   is followed. The mechanism of the reaction seems similar to those of other hydrogen halide catalysed decompositions of ethers and alcohols. 
