Nonyl alcohols with a low degree of branching and their derivatives
View Patent ↗The invention relates to nonyl alcohols with a low degree of branching and derivatives produced using them. In particular the present invention relates to mixture of primary nonyl alcohols in which at least 80% of the alkyl chains are linear and at least 15% of the alkyl chains are branched at the 2-carbon position and its derivatives. The low degree of branching produces derivatives that are more elongated and less bulky that similar derivatives produced with more highly branched alcohols.
1. A mixture of derivatives of nonyl alcohols produced by derivatizing a mixture of nonyl alcohols comprising at least 80% linear nonyl alcohols and at least 15% of branched nonyl alcohols having branching at the 2-carbon position.
2. A mixture as claimed in claim 1 wherein the derivatives comprise esters of dicarboxylic acids, esters of polycarboxylic acids, alkoxylated alcohols, sulfated alcohols, sulfated alkoxylated alcohols, and alcohol ether amines.