Patent ID: 6593500
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: C07C,C08G

Abstract:
A process for making alkoxylates of organic compounds, comprising:a) providing an active hydrogen organic compound having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and b) alkoxylating the active hydrogen organic compound with an alkylene oxide in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst compound corresponding to formula (II): H+B(&phgr;)4âˆ’â€ƒâ€ƒ(II) wherein B is a boron atom and H is a hydrogen atom; &phgr; is a phenyl moiety having substituents selected from the group consisting of 1 to 5 fluorine atoms, 1 to 5 CF3 moieties, 1 to 5 OCF3 or SCF3 moieties or OR; wherein C is a carbon atom, O is an oxygen atom, S is a sulfur atom and F is a fluorine atom; wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms.