Claims
- 1. A method for the alkoxylation of linear and branched chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols comprising contacting said alcohol with an alkoxylating agent in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of BF.sub.3 and metal alkyls or hydrides, SiF.sub.4 and metal alkyls or hydrides, or mixtures of these, wherein the metal alkyls or hydrides have the general formula M(R).sub.n wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, gallium, indium, and thallium and R is, independently, hydrogen and alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and n is 3 or 4.
- 2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said alcohols have the general formula
- ROH
- wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a cyclic group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms; or an olefinic or an acetylenic group containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms.
- 3. A method as described in claim 2 wherein the alcohol is at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-nonanol; 1-dodecanol; 1-tridecanol; 1-tetradecanol; 1-pentadecanol; 1-hexadecanol; 1-heptadecanol; 1-octadecanol; 1-nonadecanol; 1-eicosanol; 1-docosanol; 2-methyl-1-undecanol; 2-propyl-1-nonanol; 2-butanol; 2-pentanol; 2-hexanol; 2-hexanol; 2-heptanol; 2-octanol, n-nonanol; 2-hexyl-1-octanol; 2-methyl-1-pentadecanol; 2-ethyl-1-tetradecanol; 2-propyl-1-tridecanol; 2-butyl-1-dodecanol; 2-pentyl-1-undecanol; 2-hexyl-1-decanol; 2-heptyl-1-decanol; 2-hexyl-1-nonanol; 2-octyl-1-octanol; 2-methyl-1-heptadecanol; 2-ethyl-1-hexadecanol; 2-propyl-1-pentadecanol; 2-butyl-1-tetradecanol; 1-pentyl-1-tridecanol; 2-hexyl-1-dodecanol; 2-octyl-1-docanol; 2-nonyl-1-nonanol; 2-dodecanol; 3-dodecanol; 4-dodecanol; 5-dodecanol; 6-dodecanol; 2-tetradecanol; 3-tetradecanol; 4-tetradecanol; 5-tetradecanol; 6-tetradecanol; 7-tetradecanol; 2-hexadecanol; 3-hexadecanol; 4-hexadecanol; 5-hexadecanol; 6-hexadecanol; 7-hexadecanol; 8-hexadecanol; 2-octadecanol; 3-octadecanol; 4-octadecanol; 5-octadecanol; 6-octadecanol; 7-octadecanol; 8-octadecanol; 9-octadecanol; 9-octadecenol-1; 2,4,6-trimethyl-1-heptanol; 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1-nonanol; 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol; 3,5,5,7,7-pentamethyl-1-octanol; 3-butyl-1-nonanol; 3-butyl-1-undecanol; 3-hexyl-1-undecanol; 3-hexyl-1-tridecanol; 3-octyl-1-tridecanol; 3-methyl-2-undecanol; 3-methyl-3-undecanol; 4-methyl-4-undecanol; 2-methyl-2-tridecanol; 3-methyl-3-tridecanol; 4-methyl-3-tridecanol; 4-methyl-4-tridecanol; 3-ethyl-3-decanol; 3-ethyl-3-dodecanol; 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2-nonanol; 2-methyl-3-undecanol; 2-methyl-4-undecanol; 4-methyl-2-undecanol; 5-methyl-2-undecanol; 4-ethyl-2-decanol; 4-ethyl-3-decanol; tetracosanol; hexacosanol; octacosanol; triacontanol; dotriacontanol; hexatriacontanol; 2-decyltetradecanol; 2-dodecylhexadecanol; 2-tetradecyloctadecanol; 2-hexadecyleicosanol; 1-hexyl-3-ol; 4-ethyl-1-octyn-3-ol; 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol; 3-methyl-1-pentyn-3-ol; oleyl alcohol (technically named cis-9-octadecene-1-ol); 2,5-dimethyl-4-octyne-3,6-diol; 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-4-decyne-4,7-diol; 3-dodecene-1-ol; and 3,6-dimethyl-8-dodecene-1-ol.
- 4. A method as described in claim 3 when carried out at a temperature of from about 90.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C.
- 5. A method for the alkoxylation of linear and branched chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols comprising contacting said alcohol with an alkoxylating agent in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of BF.sub.3 and metal alkoxides, SiF.sub.4 and metal alkoxides, or mixtures of these, wherein the metal alkoxides have the general formula M(OR).sub.n wherein each R is, independently, alkyl groups containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, M is aluminum or titanium, and n is 3 or 4 depending on the valence of M.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein said alcohols of the general formula
- ROH
- wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a cyclic group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or an olefinic or an acetylenic group containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms.
- 7. A method as described in claim 6 wherein the alcohol is at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-nonanol; 1-dodecanol; 1-tridecanol; 1-tetradecanol; 1-pentadecanol; 1-hexadecanol; 1-heptadecanol; 1-octadecanol; 1-nonadecanol; 1-eicosanol; 1-docosanol; 2-methyl-1-undecanol; 2-propyl-1-nonanol; 2-butanol; 2-pentanol; 2-hexanol; 2-hexanol; 2-heptanol; 2-octanol, n-nonanol; 2-hexyl-1-octanol; 2-methyl-1-pentadecanol; 2-ethyl-1-tetradecanol; 2-propyl-1-tridecanol; 2-butyl-1-dodecanol; 2-pentyl-1-undecanol; 2-hexyl-1-decanol; 2-heptyl-1-decanol; 2-hexyl-1-nonanol; 2-octyl-1-octanol; 2-methyl-1-heptadecanol; 2-ethyl-1-hexadecanol; 2-propyl-1-pentadecanol; 2-butyl-1-tetradecanol; 1-pentyl-1-tridecanol; 2-hexyl-1-dodecanol; 2-octyl-1-decanol; 2-nonyl-1-nonanol; 2-dodecanol; 3-dodecanol; 4-dodecanol; 5-dodecanol; 6-dodecanol; 2-tetradecanol; 3-tetradecanol; 4-tetradecanol; 5-tetradecanol; 6-tetradecanol; 7-tetradecanol; 2-hexadecanol; 3-hexadecanol; 4-hexadecanol; 5-hexadecanol; 6-hexadecanol; 7-hexadecanol; 8-hexadecanol; 2-octadecanol; 3-octadecanol; 4-octadecanol; 5-octadecanol; 6-octadecanol; 7-octadecanol; 8-octadecanol; 9-octadecanol; 9-octadecenol-1; 2,4,6-trimethyl-1-heptanol; 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1-nonanol; 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol; 3,5,5,7,7-pentamethyl-1-octanol; 3-butyl-1-nonanol; 3-butyl-1-undecanol; 3-hexyl-1-undecanol; 3-hexyl-1-tridecanol; 3-octyl-1-tridecanol; 3-methyl-2-undecanol; 3-methyl-3-undecanol; 4-methyl-4-undecanol; 2-methyl-2-tridecanol; 3-methyl-3-tridecanol; 4-methyl-3-tridecanol; 4-methyl-4-tridecanol; 3-ethyl-3-decanol; 3-ethyl-3-dodecanol; 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2-nonanol; 2-methyl-3-undecanol; 2-methyl-4-undecanol; 4-methyl-2-undecanol; 5-methyl-2-undecanol; 4-ethyl-2-decanol; 4-ethyl-3-decanol; tetracosanol; hexacosanol; octacosanol; triacontanol; dotriacontanol; hexatriacontanol; 2-decyltetradecanol; 2-dodecylhexadecanol; 2-tetradecyloctadecanol; 2-hexadecyleicosanol; 1-hexyl-3-ol; 4-ethyl-1-octyn-3-ol; 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol; 3-methyl-1-pentyn-3-ol; oleyl alcohols (technically named cis-9-octadecene-1-ol); 2,5-dimethyl-4-octyne-3,6-diol; 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-4-decyne-4,7-diol; 3-dodecene-1-ol; and 3,6-dimethyl-8-dodecene-1-ol.
- 8. A method as described in claim 7 when carried out at a temperature of from about 90.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 414,216 filed Sept. 2, 1982 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,483,941.
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