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Acid‐Catalyzed Etherification of Glycerol with Long‐Alkyl‐Chain Alcohols
Author(s) -
Gaudin Pierrick,
Jacquot Roland,
Marion Philippe,
Pouilloux Yannick,
Jérôme François
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201100129
Subject(s) - dodecylbenzene , glycerol , catalysis , alkyl , chemistry , alcohol , sulfonic acid , organic chemistry , yield (engineering) , cationic polymerization , sulfonate , materials science , metallurgy , sodium
Rubbing the right way: The direct etherification of glycerol with long‐chain alcohols typically suffers from poor contact between the reaction phases. A dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid catalyst enables a better contact between the glycerol and alcohol phases, enhancing the yield of monoalkyl glyceryl ethers and offering a direct route for the synthesis of these surfactants.