Preparation of nonionic surfactants

Details Preparation of nonionic surfactants Preparation of nonionic surfactants

1987-09-29

1989-04-25

Mars, Howard T.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

C07C 4103

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048250090

ABSTRACT:
Alkylene oxide adducts of higher alkanols are prepared by a process which comprises contacting and reacting an alkylene oxide reactant comprising one or more C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 vicinal alkylene oxides with an alkanol reactant comprising one or more C.sub.6 to C.sub.30 alkanols in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst which combines (i) one or more sulfur-containing acids with (ii) one or more aluminum compounds selected from the group consisting of aluminum alcoholates and aluminum phenolates, the relative molar ratio of component (i) to component (ii) being in the range from about 0.1:1 to 1:1. Alkanol alkoxylates, and particularly alkanol ethoxylates, prepared in this manner are characterized by a relatively narrow-range distribution of alkylene oxide adducts and by a relatively low content of residual alkanol. The products of this process are nonionic surfactants, particularly useful as components of detergent formulations.

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patent: 4543430 (1985-09-01), Falgoux et al.

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