There is provided composition comprising i) a thermoplastic polymer ii) a compound having the formula wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) consisting of a saturated chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group.
1. A compound of the formula
wherein two of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are of the formula
wherein for each of the two of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 q is independently selected from 0 to 3 and the other of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is a branched group of the formula
wherein n is from 10 to 20 and m is 2n, and wherein p is from 0 to 4, and wherein one of p and is greater than 0.
2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein p is from 1 to 3.
3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein q is 0.
4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein n is from 16 to 20.
5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the branched group is a group of the formula
wherein x is from 7 to 10 and y is 2x, and wherein p is from 0 to 4.
6. A compound according to claim 5 wherein p is from 0 to 3.
7. A compound according to claim 5 wherein p is 0.
8. A compound according to claim 5 , wherein x is 10.
9. A compound of the formula
10. A compound of the formula
11. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula
wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglycende and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same.
12. A compound of claim 1 , wherein n is from 16 to 18.
13. A compound of claim 1 , wherein n is 17.
14. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 1 .
15. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglycende or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 2 .
16. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 3 .
17. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride andlor diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 4 .
18. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 5 .
19. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 6 .
20. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having of a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 7 .
21. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 8 .
22. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom, wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 9 .
23. A process for the preparation of a compound having the formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from an acyl group or a hydrogen atom,
wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is an acyl group (a short acyl group) having from 2 to 6 carbons atoms; wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a branched chain acyl group (a long acyl group) having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic branch group;
the process comprising the steps of:
(i) interesterification between glycerol and a triglyceride compound having the formula:
wherein each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is a fatty acid group having a chain having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, to provide a composition comprising glycerol, monoglyceride, diglyceride and/or triglyceride;
(ii) optionally isolating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride from the composition;
(iii) acylating the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride or the composition containing the same,
wherein the compound is as in claim 10 .