Alkyl aromatic hydroalkylation for the production of plastisizers
AssigneeExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
InventorsJihad Dakka, Lorenzo C. DeCaul, Christine A. Costello, Edmund J. Mozeleski, Pierre J. Osterrieth, Diana S. Smirnova, Stephen Zushma, Allen D. Godwin
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Abstract
Provided are compounds of the following: wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R2 is the residue of a C4 to C14 OXO-alcohol. Also provided are processes for making the compounds and plasticized polymer compositions containing said compounds.
Claims37
Compounds of the formula
- wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R2 is a hydrocarbon residue of a C4 to C14 OXO-alcohol.
A process for making compounds of the formula:
- wherein R1 is a cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R2 is a hydrocarbon residue of a C4 to C14 OXO-alcohol, comprising the steps of:
- reacting benzene or alkylated benzene under conditions appropriate to form alkylated biphenyl;
- optionally alkylating biphenyl to form said alkylated biphenyl;
- oxidizing the alkyl group(s) on said alkylated biphenyl to form at least one acid group;
- and
- reacting said acid group(s) with an OXO-alcohol under esterification conditions to form said compounds.
A polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and at least one plasticizer of the formula:
- wherein R1 is a saturated and unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon optionally substituted with an alkyl and/or an OXO-ester, and R2 is a hydrocarbon residue of a C4 to C14 OXO-alcohol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.