Process for preparing esteramide compounds

A process for preparing an esteramide compound of formula (IV)

• wherein:
• R is an alkyl group;
• and
• R3 and R4 are identical or different, and are each selected from among saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, optionally cyclic, optionally aromatic, optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based groups having an average number of carbon atoms ranging from 1 to 36, with the proviso that R3 and R4 may optionally together form a ring member, that is optionally substituted and/or that optionally contains a heteroatom;
• said process comprising the steps of:
• i) dimerization of an alkyl acrylate of formula (I)
• wherein R is an alkyl group
• to obtain a dimer of formula (II)
• wherein R is an alkyl group;
• ii) hydrogenation of the dimer of formula (II) to obtain a compound of formula (III)
• wherein R is an alkyl group;
• and
• iii) reacting the compound of formula (III) with an amine of formula HNR3R4, wherein R3 and R4 are identical or different, and are each selected from among saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, optionally cyclic, optionally aromatic, optionally substituted hydrocarbon-based groups having an average number of carbon atoms ranging from 1 to 36, with the proviso that R3 and R4 may optionally together form a ring member, that is optionally substituted and/or that optionally contains a heteroatom.