Patent ID: 9193650
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process comprising: a) contacting at least one fatty acid with a ketonization catalyst in a ketonization zone under ketonization conditions to provide at least one long chain ketone according to the following Scheme 1: wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 5 -C 21 linear or branched alkyl and C 5 -C 21 linear or branched alkenyl, and b) contacting the at least one long chain ketone with a selective ketone hydrogenation catalyst in a ketone hydrogenation zone in the presence of hydrogen gas under selective ketone hydrogenation conditions to provide at least one long chain secondary alcohol according to the following Scheme 2: wherein: R when R when R when R when R R R step b) comprises selectively hydrogenating the at least one long chain ketone to selectively provide the at least one long chain secondary alcohol.