Patent ID: 7728180

Claim:
A method for producing an ether, comprising the steps of: initiating telomerization process of a conjugated diene compound with an hydroxyl compound represented by the following formula (I): R 1 OH (I), wherein R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, in the presence of a palladium compound, a tertiary isocyanide represented by the following formula (II): R 2 NC (II), wherein R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted tertiary alkyl group, and a base; and adding halfway through the telomerization process a tertiary phosphine represented by the following formula (III): PR 3 R 4 R 5 (III), wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.