Methods of converting mixtures of palmitoleic and oleic acid esters to high value products

摘要

The invention describes methods and systems for making particular organic compounds from unsaturated fatty acids derived from biological materials. Particular embodiments describe synthesizing civetone and olefins from a mixture of palmitoleic and oleic unsaturated fatty acid esters. The inventive methods use reaction steps such as metathesis, cyclization, hydrolysis, and/or decarboxylation.

主权项

1. A method of producing a-olefins, comprising: producing esters from a composition comprising at least 50 mass % of palmitoleic acid and oleic acid; and reacting at least a portion of esters in a metathesis reaction with ethene to produce a reaction mixture comprising 1-octene (C8H16), 1-decene (C10H20), and ethyl-9-decenoate (C12H22O2).