Abstract
The amount of aliphatic and aromatic ethers in coals with different carbon contents were determined by combined use of 13C CP/MAS n.m.r. spectrometry and the acetylation method. The role of etheric oxygen in the depolymerization of coals was re-evaluated. Etheric oxygens were distributed more abundantly in aromatic ether rather than in aliphatic ether and amounted to 3.7% relative to carbon. The cleavage of ether linkages in early stages of depolymerization of coal led to the formation of asphaltene or preasphaltene.
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