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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glyn Roberts, Wirral, GB;
Cornelis Martinus Lok, Wirral, GB;
Christopher John Adams, Wirral, GB;
Kenneth Richard Seddon, Donaghadee, GB;
Martyn John Earle, Finaghy, GB;
Jennifer Therese Hamill, Belfast, GB;
Assignee:
Unichema Chemie BV, Gouda, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 5/100 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the branching of fatty acids or derivatives thereof. More in particular, the invention provides a method for branching saturated fatty acids. This is achieved by contacting a source comprising fatty acids or derivatives thereof, with an ionic liquid. The invention also relates to the mixture of branched fatty acids so obtained.