Rapid alkoxylation of carboxylic acid esters to give products useful in detergents by using a mixture of sodium and potassium compounds as the basic catalyst

摘要

The production of alkoxylated carboxylic acid esters by reaction with 2-4C alkylene oxides uses a basic catalyst based on a mixture of sodium and potassium hydroxides, oxides, carbonates, alcoholates and/or carboxylates in a weight ratio of Na:K compounds of 20:1 to 1:20.