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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin M Crutchfield, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Kent P Lannert, Freeburg, IL (US);
Charles J Upton, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562583 ; 560180 ; 26050117 ;
Abstract
Ether carboxylates represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing up to 20 carbon atoms, and M.sup.1, M.sup.2 and M.sup.3 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing up to about 4 carbon atoms, are useful as intermediates to prepare the corresponding acid or alkali metal, ammonium and alkanol amine salts, which are useful as chelants, sequestrants and detergent builders.