Abstract:
A method of making an ester comprised of at least one cyclohexene oxide moiety is provided, involving the steps of a) esterifying an alcohol with a carboxylic acid-substituted cyclohexene to obtain an intermediate comprised of at least one carboxylate-substituted cyclohexene moiety; and b) epoxidizing the intermediate obtained in step a) with an epoxidizing agent to obtain the ester comprised of at least one cyclohexene oxide moiety. The esters have utility as acid scavengers, plasticizers and reactive resins.
Abstract:
Compositions useful as plastic additives may be prepared from renewable resources such as vegetable oils by functionalizing an unsaturated fatty acid ester with epoxy, acyloxy, and optionally alkoxy groups.