ALKALINE EARTH METAL SALTS OF VICINALLY HYDROXY, ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED C16-C22 FATTY ACIDS, A PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND THEIR USE AS ALKOXYLATION CATALYSTS

摘要

Alkaline earth salts of vicinally hydroxy, alkoxy-substituted C16-C22 fatty acids corresponding to the following general formula in which R represents linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups or hydroxyalkyl groups optionally alkylated with a C16-C22 fatty acid, process for their preparation, and their use as catalysts. These salts give a narrow homolog distribution of the polyalkoxylation products in the catalysis of the polyalkoxylation of compounds containing active hydrogen atoms.