Ma, Qing-zhi et al. published their research in Advanced Materials Research (Zuerich, Switzerland) in 2010 | CAS: 20324-33-8

1-((1-((1-Methoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-ol (cas: 20324-33-8) belongs to ethers. Ether is less polar than esters, alcohols or amines because of the oxygen atom that is unable to participate in hydrogen bonding due to the presence of bulky alkyl groups on both sides of the oxygen atom. But ether is more polar than alkenes. The unique properties of ethers (i.e., that they are strongly polar, with nonbonding electron pairs but no hydroxyl group) enhance the formation and use of many reagents. For example, Grignard reagents cannot form unless an ether is present to share its lone pair of electrons with the magnesium atom. Complexation of the magnesium atom stabilizes the Grignard reagent and helps to keep it in solution.Category: ethers-buliding-blocks

Study on heat release behavior of Cunninghamia lanceolata biomass by TD-GC-MS was written by Ma, Qing-zhi;Zhang, Dang-quan;Liu, Qi-mei;Peng, Wan-xi. And the article was included in Advanced Materials Research (Zuerich, Switzerland) in 2010.Category: ethers-buliding-blocks This article mentions the following:

Cunninghamia lanceolata has been the dominated species of plantation forest in South China. And thermoplasticization can decreases the hydroscopicity to increase the addnl. value of Cunninghamia lanceolata biomass. However, many heat release volatiles would produce air pollution during thermoplasticization process. Therefore, the heat release behavior of Cunninghamia lanceolata biomass was studied by TD-GC/MS to make full use of and prevent the pollution of the volatile materials. The main constituents were cedrol(34.34%), phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)(11.49%), acetic acid(6.83%), carbon disulfide(3.1%), etc at 150°C. And the main constituents were acetic acid(20.22%), cedrol(17.20%), 1h-3a,7-methanoazulene, 2,3,4,7,8, 8a-hexahydro-3,6,8,8-tetramethyl-(3.58%), benzofuran, 2,3-dihydro-(3.26%), etc at 180°C. The heat release volatiles of Cunninghamia lanceolata biomass might be used as raw materials of bioenergy, rare biomedicines, and so on. Particularly, the volatiles had good application prospects and popularized value in purification of cedrol and acetic acid. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 1-((1-((1-Methoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-ol (cas: 20324-33-8Category: ethers-buliding-blocks).

1-((1-((1-Methoxypropan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-yl)oxy)propan-2-ol (cas: 20324-33-8) belongs to ethers. Ether is less polar than esters, alcohols or amines because of the oxygen atom that is unable to participate in hydrogen bonding due to the presence of bulky alkyl groups on both sides of the oxygen atom. But ether is more polar than alkenes. The unique properties of ethers (i.e., that they are strongly polar, with nonbonding electron pairs but no hydroxyl group) enhance the formation and use of many reagents. For example, Grignard reagents cannot form unless an ether is present to share its lone pair of electrons with the magnesium atom. Complexation of the magnesium atom stabilizes the Grignard reagent and helps to keep it in solution.Category: ethers-buliding-blocks

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