The present invention belongs to the field of
chemical industry preparation, and particularly relates to a
glycerol tert-butyl
ether preparation method, which comprises that
glycerol, diisobutylene,
liquefied petroleum gas and an acidic catalyst are subjected to an
alkylation reaction to obtain the
glycerol tert-butyl
ether. According to the present invention, glycerol and
isobutylene are subjected to an
addition reaction under the action of a cationic acidic catalyst to form the glycerol tert-butyl
ether; the process belongs to the ideal atomic economic reaction, the process
route is simplified, the total number of the equipment is less, the diisobutylene is introduced into the reaction raw materials so as to reduce the
isobutylene self-
polymerization, the side-product is less during the whole preparation process, the
viscosity of glycerol is effectively reduced, and the
solubility of
isobutylene in the
liquid phase is increased; the process is low carbon and
environmental protection, the acidic catalyst used in the reaction is non-toxic and harmless, and the production process is
environmentally friendly; the
enol addition etherification method can be widely used and can replace the
alkyd esterification method; and the preparation method has great market prospects and great economic value.