Abstract
Methyl sterculate was rearranged by use of 0.5% of rhodium catalyst to isomeric conjugated diene fatty acid methyl esters containing both methylene-and methyl-branched isomers. The rearanged products were hydrogenated directly to saturated, methyl-substituted, branched-chain fatty acid methyl esters with the methyl substituent at one of the positions formerly occupied by the cyclopropenoid ring. The crude branched-chain fatty acids from these esters were purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of ethanol and water (80:20, v/v) and flash distillation; the product contained about 90% of branched-chain fatty acids (C19:80%, C18:10%). Esters of the branched-chain fatty acid were prepared with 2-ethylhexyl alcohol or trimethylolpropane, and the characteristic properties of these esters were investigated. The branched-chain fatty esters appear to have potential utility in lubricants; other uses may be possible.
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Kai, Y., Pryde, E.H. Production of branched-chain fatty acids from sterculia oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 59, 300–305 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02662231
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