Compositions derived from metathesized natural oils and amines and methods of making

1. An amidated metathesized natural oil-natural oil blend composition comprising:

a natural oil or natural oil derivative; and

an amidated metathesized natural oil comprising formed from a metathesized natural oil and at least one amine, wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil comprises molecules having the following structures:

wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alcohols, alkyls, aryls, alkyl-amines, aryl-amines, ether amines, amino acids and esters, thiol amines, ureas, and thioureas,

wherein R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alcohols, alkyls, and aryls,

wherein R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen,

 and

wherein X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , and X 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 4 -C 28 saturated or unsaturated alkyl chains from either a fatty acid of a natural oil, or a derivative thereof formed by a metathesis reaction, with the proviso that the structure is not N,N′-(1,10-dioxo-1,10-decanediyl)bis[N-methyl]glycine.

2. The composition of claim 1 having a drop point between 70° C. and 200° C., and a hardness between 1 dmm and 40 dmm as measured by needle penetration.

3. The composition of claim 1 having a drop point that is greater by at least 10° C. than the drop point of a second metathesized natural oil composition similar in all respects except that the second metathesized natural oil composition is not amidated does not comprise the amidated metathesized natural oil.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil is blended with a natural oil composition to form an amidated metathesized natural oil-natural oil blend; wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil comprises between 0.1 percent by weight and 0.1-10 percent by weight of the composition; wherein the drop point of the amidated metathesized natural oil-natural oil blend is greater than the drop point of the natural oil composition by at least 5° C.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is used in an application selected from the group consisting of: a high temperature lubricant, a rheology modifier, a plastic processing application, a polymer processing application, a wood/plastic composite application, a hot melt adhesive application, a metal working application, a road construction wax application, an emulsifying wax application, a binder for cosmetics, a hardness modifier application, a thickening agent application, a metal powder processing application, a wetting agent application, a foam stabilizer application, a polish application, a coating application, a structurant application, a structurant or nucleating agent for a cosmetic or adhesive application, a pigment carrier application, a corrosion inhibitor application, a clarifying agent application, an ink/toner application, a sunscreen application, a lip balm application, a lipstick application, a sunscreen stick application, a hair pomade application, hand/body lotion application, or a leveling agent for an anticorrosion application.

6. The composition of claim 5 , having between 1 percent by weight and comprising 0.1-15 percent by weight of the amidated metathesized natural oil in the application.

7. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a hydroxy-metathesis oligomer having the following structure:

H—R 12

wherein R 12 is:

wherein R 13 and R 14 are independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen,

wherein X 7 , X 8 , and X 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 4 -C 28 saturated or unsaturated alkyl chains from either a fatty acid of a natural oil, or a derivative thereof formed by a metathesis reaction, with the proviso that the structure is not glycerol monomyristate.

8. An amidated metathesized natural oil-natural oil blend composition comprising:

a natural oil or natural oil derivative; and

an amidated metathesized natural oil comprising formed from a metathesized natural oil and at least one amine, wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil comprises molecules having the following structures:

wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alcohols, alkyls, aryls, alkyl-amines, aryl-amines, ether amines, amino acids and esters, thiol amines, ureas, and thioureas,

wherein R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from the group consisting of alcohols, alkyls, aryls, alkyl-amines, aryl-amines, ether amines, amino acids and esters, thiol amines, ureas, and thioureas,

wherein R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen,

 and

wherein X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , and X 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 4 - C 28 saturated or unsaturated alkyl chains from either a fatty acid of a natural oil, or a derivative thereof formed by a metathesis reaction, with the proviso that the structure is not N,N′-(1,10-dioxo-1,10-decanediyl)bis[N-methyl]glycine.

9. The composition of claim 1 having a hardness, as measured by needle penetration, at least 25% greater than a second composition similar in all respects except that the second composition does not comprise the amidated metathesized natural oil.

10. The composition of claim 1 having a viscosity of 13-33,000 centipoise.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the natural oil is a vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of canola oil, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, palm oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, palm kernel oil, tung oil, jatropha oil, mustard oil, camelina oil, pennycress oil, and castor oil.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the natural oil derivative is a fatty acid.

13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil comprises 0.01-20 percent by weight of the composition.

14. The composition of claim 13 having a hardness, as measured by needle penetration, at least 25% greater than a hardness of a second composition, the second composition being similar in all respects except that the second composition does not comprise the amidated metathesized natural oil.

15. The composition of claim 4 having a drop point at least 50° C. higher than a drop point of a second composition, the second composition being similar in all respects except that the second composition does not comprise the amidated metathesized natural oil.

16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the amidated metathesized natural oil comprises 0.01-5 percent by weight of the composition.

17. The composition of claim 16 having a congeal point at least 50° C. higher than a congeal point of a second composition, the second composition being similar in all respects except that the second composition does not comprise the amidated metathesized natural oil.