
%0 Journal Article
%A Daly, NJ 
%A Wentrup, C 
%T The thermal decomposition of t-butyl methyl ether
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1968/11/01
%V 21
%N 11
%P 2711-2716
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9682711
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9682711 
%X The rates of the thermal decomposition of t-butyl methyl ether have been measured in the range 433-495º. The reaction products are isobutene and methanol, and the kinetic form is first order. The Arrhenius equation     K1 = 1014.38exp(-61535/RT) sec-1  describes the variation of rate with temperature. The reaction behaviour is consistent with a unimolecular mechanism. Comparison of the results with those obtained for the production of isobutene from various t-butyl compounds indicates that the reaction has some degree of heterolytic character. 
