Patent ID: 7160397
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: C07C,C11D

Abstract:
1. An alkoxylate mixture which comprises at least one alkoxylate of the formula where PO is a propyleneoxy unit, EO is an ethyleneoxy unit, n has an average value in the range 1.6–2.4 per 2-ethylhexyl group and m has an average value in the range 3.6–4.6 per 2-ethylhexyl group, wherein the alkoxylate comprises less than 1.5% by weight of unreacted 2-ethylhexanol; said mixture being obtained by reacting 2-ethylhexanol in a first step with propylene oxide in order to obtain a propoxylated mixture, and in a second step ethoxylating the propoxylated mixture with ethylene oxide.