Synthesis of ester linked long chain alkyl moieties
AssigneeMeracol Corporation Limited
InventorsDiane Cadwallader, Parag Jhaveri
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Abstract
A process for preparing a mixture of cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate comprising reacting both myristic and palmitic acid with cetyl alcohol with an acid catalyst and one aromatic hydrocarbon at an elevated temperature and recovering from the aromatic hydrocarbon fraction the cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.
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A process for preparing a mixture of cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate which comprises, (i) at elevated temperature(s) reacting both myristic acid and palmitic acid with cetyl alcohol in the presence of at least one acid catalyst and at least one aromatic hydrocarbon, and (ii) recovering from the aromatic hydrocarbon fraction the cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.
A process for preparing a mixture of cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate, this process includes reacting cetyl alcohol with at least one fatty acid selected from group of C10-C18 fatty acids admixed with at least one aromatic hydrocarbon containing from 6 to 8 carbon atoms of the benzene series in the presence of an phosphoric acid at an elevated temperature with agitation for several hours and recovering the mixture from the aromatic liquid hydrocarbon(s).
A process for preparing cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate when performed substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any of the examples.
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