
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Daly, NJ 
A1  - Wentrup, C 
T1  - The thermal decomposition of t-butyl methyl ether
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1968
VL  - 21
IS  - 11
SP  - 2711
EP  - 2716
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9682711 
N2  - 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. 
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