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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Zhisheng Dai, Edison, NJ (US);
Meng J. Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Cardolite Corporation, Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a process for the hydroxyalkylation of cardanol with cyclic organic carbonates in the presence of organic or inorganic catalysts and a novel composition of matter produced by that process. The unique molecular structure of cardanol allows the use of a variety of organic or inorganic basic catalysts, including triethylamine, imidazol, sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, in the hydroxyalkylation reaction without forming quantities of undesirable side-products. According to this invention, the final product, monohydroxyalkylcardanyl ether, can be obtained with high yield and high purity. The product has a light color and its color stability is enhanced by replacing the phenol's hydroxyl group with a more stable hydroxyalkoxyl group.