Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

The Dow Chemical Company

Rohm and Haas Company

Hoechst Marion Roussel

Other

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

Merrell Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rohm and Haas Company Dow Global Technologies LLC

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Incorporated

Cynthia L Rand

Wanglin Yu

Edward D Daugs

Michael Leo Tulchinsky

Sze-Sze Ng

Zenon Lysenko

Christian T Goralski

Paul C Vosejpka

Daniel Randolph Henton

Jonathan C Evans

David A Wilson

Scott Backer

Joseph Manna

Stephen W King

Scott S Han

William Jack Kruper, Jr

John Robert Briggs

Edmund P Woo

Eric P Wasserman

Arkady L Krasovskiy

Martin R Greaves

Aaron W Sanders

Thomas Carl Eisenschmid

David Craig Molzahn

Abel Mendoza

Brian W Kolthammer

Brad C Bailey

Matthias Stefan Ober

Thomas H Newman

Kenneth A Burdett

Yang Cheng

Paul R Elowe

Susan L Jordan

Hendrik E Tuinstra

Irina V Graf

Allen S Bulick

Pierre Thomas Varineau

Jia Xie

Kara S Weber

Donald Lee Morrison

Daniele Vinci

Wei-Jun Peng

Eric W Otterbacher

Derrick W Flick

Matthew D Miller

Bob R Maughon

Cynthia Pierre

Ronald Van Voorst

Marinus Meertens

Andre B Argenton

Michael J Johnson

Robert Kirk Thompson

Bruce Armin Barner

David Bradley Wurm

Yongfu Wu

David B Wurn

Kari S Phillipson

Michael C Lloyd

Bruce A Barner

Sze S Ng

Diane Frank

Yu Wanglin

Christopher Cobley

Donald L Morrison

Sze Sze Ng

Tatiana Drovetskaya

Disclosed are compounds of formulae: and salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, where R, R, R, R, and Rare defined herein, compositions containing these compounds, methods of preparing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications, such as a surfactant or additive in personal care products.

Process for preparing alkyl pyroglutamic acids

Polyol ether compounds and processes for their preparation. A representative process comprises melting a polyol, and reacting the molten polyol, a carbonyl compound, and hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to provide the polyol ether. The polyol ether has surfactant properties.

Renewable surfactants derived from sugar alcohols

Provided is a process for the preparation of diaryl oxide compounds. The process uses a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing oxides of aluminum and magnesium to decarboxylate a diaryl carbonate compound to yield the diaryl oxide compound.

Process for preparing diaryl oxides by decarboxylation

The present invention provides novel polymerizable monomers having chelating functionality and processes to make them. In particular, the novel monomers are ethylenically unsaturated aminocarboxylates and are prepared by reacting ethylenediamine triacetic acid or its salt with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The ethyleneically unsaturated monomer may be a polymerizable vinyl monomer selected from (o-, p-, m-)DVBMO, allyl glycidyl ether, and glycidyl (meth)acrylate.

Vinyl monomers having chelating functionality

The present invention provides novel polymers having chelating functionality and comprising units derived from an ethylenically unsaturated aminocarboxylate monomer which comprises units derived from ethylenediamine triacetic acid or its salt and a polymerizable vinyl monomer. The polymerizable vinyl monomer may be selected from (0-, m-, p-)DVBMO, allyl glycidyl ether, and glycidyl (meth)acrylate. The polymer may also comprise units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers.

Polymers having chelating functionality

A polyalkylene glycol comprising: a random copolymer comprising units derived from EO and units derived from PO initiated with polytetrahydrofuran; wherein the polyalkylene glycol has a pour point of less than or equal to &#x2212;30&#xb0; C. as measured using ASTM D97 and a traction value of less than 0.0165 at a contact pressure of 1.25 GPa, speed=2 m/s, SRR of 100% and temperature of 80&#xb0; C. is provided. Also provided are lubricant compositions containing such polyalkylene glycol.

Energy efficient polyalkylene glycols and lubricant composition containing same

Disclosed are compounds of formulae (I) and (II) and salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, where R, R, R, R, and Rare defined herein, compositions containing these compounds, methods of preparing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications, such as a surfactant or additive in personal care products. 

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) and salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, where Rand Rare defined herein, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications, such as a surfactant or performance additive. 

Biorenewable biodegradable surfactants

The present invention generally relates to a condensed process for producing terephthalic acid and terephthalic esters from a dialkyl cyclohexane-2,5-dione-1,4-dicarboxylate; a chemoselective process for preparing a substantially bicyclic-lactone-free dialkyl cyclohexane-2,5-diol-1,4-dicarboxylate; and compositions of matter prepared thereby.

Processes for producing terephthalic acid and terephthalic esters

Provided is a surfactant composition comprising an oligoglycerol compound of formula I, wherein R and m are as defined above. The compounds exhibit favorable surfactancy properties. Advantageously, the compounds may be prepared from renewable materials. 

Surfactants derived from oligoglycerols

An aqueous coating composition including an aqueous polymeric dispersion and from 0.1% to 40% by weight, based on the weight of the aqueous polymeric dispersion solids, Phenylphenol-(CHCHO)H, isomers thereof, aromatic ring substituted analogs thereof, and mixtures thereof is provided. Also provided are a method for forming a coating therefrom, a method for improving the freeze-thaw stability of an aqueous coating including a polymeric dispersion and alternative uses for Phenylphenol-(CHCHO)H, isomers thereof, aromatic ring substituted analogs thereof, and mixtures thereof.

Aqueous coating compositions including phenylphenol ethoxylate surfactants

New polyol ether compounds and a process for their preparation. The process comprises reacting a polyol, a carbonyl compound, and hydrogen in the presence of hydrogenation catalyst, to provide the polyol ether. The molar ratio of polyol to carbonyl compound in the process is greater than 5:1.

Polyol ethers and process for making them

The invention relates to processes for the etherification of olefins with alcohols. According to one aspect, a heterogeneous etherification catalyst is used under conditions that permit limiting the contact time between the desired product and the catalyst, thereby mitigation reverse reactions. According to a second aspect, a recycling process is used that significantly increases the yield of desired product.

Process for olefin etherification

Provided are new functionalized surfactants and methods of their preparation and use. The surfactants are compounds of formula I: wherein R, R, and Rare as defined herein.

Vinyl ether compounds and methods of their preparation and use

Provided are compositions containing a compatible mixture of a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant. A composition according to the invention comprises: (a) a first surfactant of formula I: wherein R, R, R, and RY, X, and n are as defined below; (b) a second surfactant that is oppositely charged to the first surfactant.

Compatible mixtures of anionic and cationic surfactants

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Sanford, MI, United States of America

Cynthia L Rand