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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1977
Marvin M Crutchfield, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Charles J Upton, Ballwin, MO (US);
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
This disclosure concerns: (a) compounds having the molecular structure represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein M is 0 or CY.sub.2, where Y is H or lower alkyl (C.sub.1 to C.sub.4), X is selected from the group consisting of H, lower alkyl (C.sub.1 to C.sub.4), or COOZ, Z represents H, R or a salt forming ion from the group alkali metal, ammonium, or trialkanolammonium, and R is an alkyl group (branched or straight chain) having up to about C.sub.20 in the chain. (b) a process for producing the compounds of (a) by the basic carboxylation of compounds represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein M, X and R are as described in (a), (C) SOLID AND LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COMPOUNDS OF (A) AND (d) washing processes employing the compounds of (a) and/or the compositions of (c).