Gasoline-engine fuels containing polyetheramines or polyetheramine derivatives
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsHans P. Rath, Helmut Mach, Knut Oppenlaender, Willibald Schoenleben, Hans-Henning Vogel
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Abstract
Gasolines containing polyetheramine and/or polyetheramine derivatives to improve valve cleaning properties.
Claims8
A gasoline-engine fuel containing per kg of fuel, 10 to 2000 mg of a polyetheramine and/or a polyetheramine derivative of ##STR9## where R.sup.1 is a phenolpolyether or alkylphenolpolyether radical of the formula ##STR10## or a cyclohexylpolyether or alkylcyclohexylpolyether radical of the formula ##STR11## R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be identical or different and are each hydrogen, a phenolpolyether or alkylphenolpolyether radical (IIIa), a cyclohexylpolyether or alkylcyclohexylpolyether radical (IIIb), an acyl radical of a carboxylic acid of 2 to 24 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl radical of the formula ##STR12## or R.sup.2 is alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, a phenolpolyether or alkylphenolpolyether radical (IIIa), a cyclohexylpolyether or alkylcyclohexylpolyether radical (IIIb), an acyl radical of a carboxylic acid of 2 to 24 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl radical (IV), R.sup.4 is a carboxylate radical of a carboxylic acid of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 may be identical or different and are each hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R.sup.8 is a polyether chain obtained from butylene oxide, having from 2 to 100 butylene oxide units in the chain, and R.sup.9 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and m is from 0 to 5, the mean molecular weight M.sub.n of the polyetheramines or polyetheramine derivatives (I) or (II), respectively, being from 500 to 8,000 and the polyetheramines, or the polyetheramines on which the polyetheramine derivatives are based, being prepared by reductive amination of phenolpolyethers or alkylphenolpolyethers of the formula ##STR13## or of cyclohexylpolyethers or alkylcyclohexylpolyethers of the formula ##STR14## where R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, and R.sup.8 have the stated meanings, with ammonia or primary alkylmonamines with 1 to 20 carbon atoms at temperatures of from 160.degree. to 250.degree. C. and pressures up to 600 bars in the presence of nickel or cobalt containing catalysts.
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