Branched chains alcohols

Diesters have been produced primarily by esterification of a C -branched-chain alcohol with adipic (C ), a2elaic (C ), or sebacic (C q) diacid. Di(2-ethylhexyl)sebacate [122-62-3] was quite generally used in military greases and MIL-L-7808 jet engine oil, but more recent demands and price competition have led to use of a variety of diesters. 

Alkyl boric acid esters derived from straight-chain alcohols and aryl boric acid esters are stable to relatively high temperatures. Methyl borate is stable to 470°C (11). Trialkoxyboranes from branched-chain alcohols are much less stable, and boranes from tertiary alcohols can even decompose at 100°C (12). Decomposition of branched-chain esters leads to mixtures of olefins, alcohols, and other derivatives. 

The solubility of several salts of alkyl esters of a-sulfopalmitic acid and a-sulfostearic acid was measured by Stirton et al. [30]. The aqueous solubility of the a-sulfopalmitates is better than the solubility of the a-sulfostearates and it also increases with increasing molecular weight of the alcohol. The same dependency is found in organic solvents, such as chloroform ethanol, petroleum ether diethyl ether, and mineral oil. They also showed that esters of secondary and branched chain alcohols are more soluble than esters of normal primary alcohols. 

Boron enolates can be obtained from esters40,41 and amides42 by methods that are similar to those used for ketones. Various combinations of borylating reagents and amines have been used and the E.Z ratios are dependent on the reagents and conditions. In most cases esters give Z-enolates, which lead to syn adducts, but there are exceptions. Use of branched-chain alcohols increases the amount of anti enolate, and with t-butyl esters the product ratio is higher than 97 3. 

GC-MS and GC-AED techniques were used for the direct analysis of used tyre vacuum pyrolysis oil [255]. Antioxidants and antiwear additives (0.25-5 wt% DODPA, a-NPA, TCPs, TPP, IPPs) in lubricating synthetic oils, essentially esters of branched-chain alcohols such as pentaerythritol, neopentylglycol and trimethylolpropane, were determined by means of GC-SIM-MS using diphenylamine (DPA) as an internal standard [256] similarly, TCPs, TPP, IPPs, DPs and I2P were quantitatively analysed by GC-FPD using triethylphosphate (TEP) as an internal standard. RSD values of 3-6% were reported for GC-SIM-MS, and 7-9 % for GC-FPD. 

Ions of the later transition metals such as Pt+ may not form [MO]+ ions with water and alcohols as shown in Table I for the reaction of Pt+ with methanol, where the formation of Pt+-CO or Pt+-H2 ions are preferred (102). As previously mentioned, Cr+ and Mn+ appear to be much less reactive than any of the other transition metals. The Cr+ ion was reported to be unreactive to primary alcohols but initiated dehydration of branched-chain alcohols it was also described as being unreactive toward propanal and acetone (9). The Mn+ ion has received scant attention due to its reduced activity. The reactions of Fe+, Co+, and Ni+ with alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, and ketones have been extensively covered (9). These ions are more reactive than Cr+ and Mn+ and generally react with alcohols causing dehydration. 

Wonder why no odd carbon numbers turn up Just Natures way. And Nature may be trying to tell us something else because there are also no branch chain alcohols either, which calls for the following explanation. 

Agents used to forin a froth. are pine oil, cresylic acid and the branched chain alcohols sold by duPont as B series or a mixture of these, alcohols with fuel, or pine oil, sold by the American Cyanamid Co as "AC series"... 

The order of the alcohols in terms of their frequency shifts corresponds to the order in terms of basicity given by well known chemical and physical evidence. Chemically, the increase of basicity of the normal alcohols with an increasing number of carbon atoms in the chain has been attributed to the increased electron density on the oxygen atom. A similar effect has been observed for the branched chain alcohols such as isopropyl, but it has been noted that the basicity is... 

POLYHYDRO XYLIC BRANCHED-CHAIN ALCOHOL BSTBRS 195... 

The application of branched-chain alcohol diesters in part-synthetic lubricants is covered as one of the ways the petroleum industry is responding to the challenges brought on by the trend toward new smaller cars with more demanding lubricant requirements. 

Shutdown of Oxochem s 2-ethylhexanol unit in 1978 eliminated 300 million pounds of capacity overnight. As a result, DOP users began a crash reformulation effort on alternative plasticizers. Linear alcohol and Cg and Ciq branched chain alcohol based phthalates as well as butyl benzyl phthalate, for example, were found to be wholly or partially substitutable plasticizers in many DOP applications. New 2-ethylhexanol capacity available starting in 1981 is expected... 

Secondary alcohols are much different chemically than primary alcohols, such as natural alcohols. In addition, commercial secondary alcohols are prepared from both even and odd carbon-numbered n-paraffins and thus contain both even and odd carbon-numbered alcohols. Oxo alcohols are primary alcohols, as are natural alcohols. However, oxo alcohols contain from twenty to sixty percent branched chain alcohols and also contain both even and odd carbon-numbered homologs. Ziegler alcohols are very similar to natural alcohols. They are primary alcohols and are a mixture of only even carbon-numbered homologs. The major differences between Ziegler and natural alcohols are trace impurities present and the range of synthetic products, C -C30, available. 

Many approaches for improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel have been explored. These include blending with petrodiesel, transesterification with medium or branched-chain alcohols instead of methanol or ethanol, crystallization fractionation, and treatment with cold flow improver (CFI) additives. 

Transesterification with Medium or Branched Chain Alcohols... 

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