United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Girma Biresaw

Rex E Murray

Rogers E Harry-O'Kuru

Steven C Cermak

Helen N Lew

Rogers E Harry O Kuru

A branched estolide compound of the formula: wherein x and y are equal to 1 or greater;wherein x+y=14;wherein n is 0, 1, or greater than 1;wherein R is H or wherein R=C1 to C18 straight alcohols or C4 to C12 branched alcohols;wherein Ris a residual fragment of octanoic, decanoic, lauric, coconut, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, iso-stearic or iso-oleic acids.

Bio-based branched estolide compounds

Disclosed herein are polyketone triglyceride compositions containing 8 to 16 ketone carbonyl moieties per triglyceride unit and methods of making. Also disclosed are polyimine triglyceride compositions having has 8 to 16 nitrogen moieties per triglyceride unit and methods of making. Also disclosed are polyamine triglyceride compositions containing 8 to 16 nitrogen moieties per triglyceride unit and methods of making.

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