Acyl taurates taurine

Chemistry and general properties. Taurine is amino ethane sulphonic acid, and although it is possible to prepare true acyl taurates, superior performance is obtained by using N-methyl taurine (see Figure 4.27). Taurate in this section is used to mean the N-methyl derivative, as is common in industry. [Pg.130]

Extraction of fatty acid (acyl taurates and methyltaurates) Determination of taurine or methyltaurine (section 5.13.1)... [Pg.194]

N-Methyl-N-(tall oil acyl) taurine, sodium salt. See Sodium methyl tall oil acid taurate... [Pg.2691]

These are named as derivatives of taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) and are also called taurides. The typical synthetic route involves reaction of sodium bisulfite and ethylene oxide to form sodium isethionate, reaction of the isethionate with methylamine to form sodium iV-methyltaurate, then subsequent reaction with the acyl chloride of a fatty acid to give the iV-acyl-Al-methyltaurate. Taurates have good tolerance to water hardness and find specialty applications in textiles and in detergent bars and shampoos. Taurates are sometimes classified as amphoteric surfactants. [Pg.10]

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