METHOD TO PRODUCE N-ACYL AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS USING N-ACYL AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS OR THE CORRESPONDING ANHYDRIDES AS CATALYSTS

摘要

A process of producing N-acyl amino acid based surfactants of Formula I, wherein, R is selected from C6 to C22 alkyl group, R1 is selected from H, C1 to C4 alkyl, R2 is selected from all groups on carbon of natural amino acids, R3 is selected from COOX, CH2SO3X, X is selected from Li+, Na+ or K+. The process comprising steps of: A) preparing fatty acid chlorides by halogenating fatty acids with either phosgene or thionyl chloride in the presence of catalytic amount of same or other N-acyl amino acid surfactant of Formula I or anhydrides of same surfactant; and B) reacting fatty acid chloride of step (A) with an amino acid in the presence of a base.