Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a mixture containing hydroxy- and aldehyde functional compounds by a cross-metathesis reaction of at least one at least monounsaturated fatty acid or at least one at least monounsaturated fatty acid derivative with an olefinic compound having at least one hydroxy group and at least one C—C double bond, in the presence of a metathesis catalyst at a maximum temperature of 180° C.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2009
Publication date:
August 18, 2011
Applicant:
Evonic Degussa GmbH
Inventors:
Michael A.R. Meier, Anastasiya Rybak, Dominik Geisker