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SUBMITTER: Cassone G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5537294 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cassone Giuseppe G Pietrucci Fabio F Saija Franz F Guyot François F Sponer Jiri J Sponer Judit E JE Saitta A Marco AM
Scientific reports 20170731 1
Methanol, the simplest alcohol, and dimethyl ether, the simplest ether, are central compounds in the search for alternative "green" combustion fuels. In fact, they are generally considered as the cornerstones of the envisaged "Methanol Economy" scenario, as they are able to efficiently produce energy in an environmentally friendly manner. However, despite a massive amount of research in this field, the synthesis of dimethyl ether from liquid methanol has never so far been reported. Here we prese ...[more]