Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing glycol ethers, which are also commonly known as glymes. The method according to the invention includes contacting a glycol with a monohydric alcohol in the presence of a polyperfluorosulfonic acid resin catalyst under conditions effective to produce the glyme. The method of the invention can be used to produce, for example, monoglyme, ethyl glyme, diglyme, ethyl diglyme, triglyme, butyl diglyme, tetraglyme, and their respective corresponding monoalkyl ethers. The present invention also provides a method of producing 1,4-dioxane from mono- or diethylene glycol and tetrahydrofuran from 1,4-butanediol.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing glycol ethers, which are also commonly known as glymes. The method according to the invention includes contacting a glycol with a monohydric alcohol in the presence of a polyperfluorosulfonic acid resin catalyst under conditions effective to produce the glyme. The method of the invention can be used to produce, for example, monoglyme, ethyl glyme, diglyme, ethyl diglyme, triglyme, butyl diglyme, tetraglyme, and their respective corresponding monoalkyl ethers. The present invention also provides a method of producing 1,4-dioxane from mono- or diethylene glycol and tetrahydrofuran from 1,4-butanediol.

Abstract: The method of continuously monitoring the concentration of Grignard reactant in the "Freeport Process" cell for producing organolead compounds which comprises utilizing a reference half cell consisting of an electrode in anhydrous ether solution with a platinum group sample electrode in a solution of process Grignard reactant and adjusting upwardly the concentration of Grignard when it falls below a value of 0.02M. Also included in the invention are preferred reference half cells utilizing lead and zinc in anhydrous solvent selected from glycol diethers, such as diethylether of tetraethylene glycol (DETEG) and optionally tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a stripping solvent.