Making Ether with Polyphosphoric Acid

Welcome to the second Fan Follow-Up Episode! In this, I test silica-supported polyphosphoric acid’s ability to condense alcohol into ether.

Testing Polyphosphoric Acid:
Polyphosphoric Acid is said to be a powerful dehydrating agent useful in many condensation reactions. I test this literature by implementing this catalyst in my ether synthesis.

Source:
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/2/1869

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