Branched fatty acids from the caustic oxidation of isotridecyl oxo bottoms

Autor: Lawson, N. E., Harding, M. J. C.
Zdroj: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society; January 1981, Vol. 58 Issue: 1 p59-63, 5p
Abstrakt: Caustic oxidation has been used to convert the complex residue from the isotridecyl alcohol process (“C13oxo bottoms”) to simpler mixtures of highly branched, liquid carboxylic acids in about 65% combined yield. One of the products, produced in 34% yield, was a mixture of isotridecanoic acids formed mainly from C13alcohol and its ester. It was composed of 85% primary carboxylic acids and 15% secondary. The high boiling acids were largely C26secondary car-boxylic acids formed by oxidation of aldol dimers. The relative rates of esterification were stearic:C13acid:high boiling acids—1:0.35: 0.05. In addition, a 22% combined yield of neutrals consisting of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons and ethers was obtained.
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