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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joshua L. Colby, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Tabitha A. Clem, Woodbury, MN (US);
Terence D. Spawn, Stillwater, MN (US);
Aaron E. Hutt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wade T. Teply, Crystal, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/08 (2006.01); C09J 133/08 (2006.01); C08F 220/18 (2006.01); C07C 57/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/08 (2013.01); C07C 57/02 (2013.01); C08F 220/18 (2013.01); C09J 133/08 (2013.01); Y02P 20/582 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of making 2-octyl acrylate comprising reacting 2-octanol with acrylic acid in the presence of an acid catalyst and added water is described. The 2-octanol may be derived from renewable resources, such as castor oil. The method is efficient and provides selectivity for 2-octyl acrylate.