Process for producing detergent molecules comprising an ether linkage from butadiene

Abstract

Novel detergent molecules and methods for producing such detergent molecules by dimerizing and alkoxylating butadiene with one or more reactant alkanol selected from the group consisting of a primary alkanol and an α,ω-diol, hydrogenating the alkoxydimerization product to produce a hydrogenation product selected from the group consisting of primarily 1-alkoxy substituted 2-octene and primarily 1-hydroxy-alkoxyoctane, and hydroxylating the 1-alkoxy substituted 2-octene to produce primarily 1-hydroxy-9-alkoxy nonanes.

1 - 211 . (canceled)  
   
   
       212 . A composition comprising molecules having the following general structure:  
       CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) x OH  
     wherein x is from 1 to 3.  
   
   
       213 . A composition comprising molecules having the following general structure:  
       CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) x OH  
     wherein x is from 2 to 3.  
   
   
       214 - 215 . (canceled)  
   
   
       216 . A compound having the following general structure:  
       CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) x OH  
     wherein x is from 1 to 3.  
   
   
       217 . A compound having the following general structure:  
       CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) x OH  
     wherein x is from 2 to 3.