| abstract |
An alkoxylated fatty ester having the formula: R2-CO-O- (AO) n-R1 wherein: R1 is C1-C4 alkyl; AO is C2-C4 oxyalkylene; R2 is R3-CH = CH- (CH2) 7- or R1 (AO) n-O-CO- (CH2) 7-CH = CH- (CH2) 7-; R3 is hydrogen or C1-C7 alkyl; and n, which is the average number of oxyalkylene units, has a value in the range of 1 to 100; and wherein when R3 is C1-C7 alkyl, the fatty ester has at least 1 mol% trans-Δ9 unsaturation. |