Claims
- 1. A method for the alkoxylation of a reactive hydrogen compound selected from the group consisting of monohydric alcohol(s) having between about 6 and about 30 carbon atoms, both branched and linear, with an alkylene oxide having two to four carbon atoms comprising reacting said monohydric alcohol(s) with said alkylene oxide at a temperature at which the reaction proceeds in the presence of at least a catalytic amount of a material consisting of a catalyst that is produced by the reaction of magnesium and a phenolic compound wherein the alkoxylation product has a narrow molecular weight distribution.
- 2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the phenolic compound is nonylphenol.
- 3. A method for the alkoxyalation of a reactive hydrogen compound selected from the group consisting of monohydric alcohols having between about 6 and about 30 carbon atoms, both branched and linear, with an alkylene oxide having two to four carbon atoms comprising reacting said monohydric alcohol(s) with said alkylene oxide at a temperature at which the reaction proceeds in the presence of at least a catalytic amount of a material consisting of a catalyst that is produced by reacting
- a phenolic compound with
- magnesium alkoxide from the reaction of magnesium and a mixture of high molecular weight alcohol(s) and low molecular weight alcohol(s) and the subsequent removal of the low molecular weight alcohol(s),
- wherein the alkoxylation product has a narrow molecular weight distribution.
- 4. A method as in claim 3 wherein the phenolic compound is nonylphenol.
CROSS-REFERENCE
This application is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 07/466,098 filed 1/16/90 now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/205,753 filed 6/13/88 , now abandoned.
This application is related to application Ser. No. 07/205,754 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,892,977.
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