- GUERBET CONDENSATION REACTION
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a Guerbet alcohol, comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least one alcohol, wherein said at least one alcohol has a carbon atom bearing at least one hydrogen atom adjacent to the hydroxyl group; (b) providing a catalyst composition, wherein said catalyst composition comprises an alkaline catalyst and a copper-nickel catalyst comprised in a hydrotalcite; (c) mixing alcohol (a) with catalyst composition (b), thereby obtaining a mixture; and, (d) heating said mixture; thereby obtaining a Guerbet alcohol.
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(2017/07/08)
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- Propoxylated guerbet alcohols and esters thereof
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The present invention relates to propoxylated guerbet alcohols and esters having an iodine number less than 7 and defined by the general formula: STR1 which alcohols and esters are useful, individually or in admixture, as lubricants in the working of metals.
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