Process for conducting etherification reactions using as catalysts strong- acid, cation-exchange resins prepared under high temperature conditions

摘要

An improved process for conducting an etherification reaction has been discovered. The process employs a macroporous strong-acid, cation- exchange resin catalyst prepared at a temperature of about 120° C. or higher with a reduced amount of divinylbenzene crosslinker. The etherification catalysts produced in the invention display equivalent or superior catalytic activity than conventional catalysts and are less expensive to produce than conventional catalysts due to reduced amounts of crosslinker.