Patent ID: 8017813

Claim:
A process for producing a cycloalkyl alkyl ether compound of formula (1), (2), or (3): R 1 —O—R 2 , formula (1) wherein R 1 represents a cyclopentyl group or cyclohexyl group which may have a substituent and R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3-8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent; R 1 —O—R 3 , formula (2) wherein R 1 represents a cyclopentyl group or cyclohexyl group which may have a substituent and R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3-8 carbon atoms; R 4 —O—R 3 , formula (3) wherein R 4 is a cyclopentyl group and R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3-8 carbon atoms, said process comprising reacting an alicyclic olefin with an alcohol in the presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin having a water content of 5 wt % or less.