Patent ID: 8247199

Claim:
A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula wherein one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is selected from groups R 6 , R 7 and R 8 wherein two of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from groups R 9 , R 10 and R 11 the process comprising the step of interesterifying in the presence of a lipase (a) a triglyceride compound of the formula wherein each of R 6 , R 7 and R 8 is independently selected from branched groups of the formula wherein q is from 0 to 3, wherein each R 5 is independently selected from —OH and —O—C(O)—R 4 wherein n is from 10 to 21 and m is selected from 2n-q, 2n-2-q, 2n-4-q, and 2n-6-q, wherein each R 4 is independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups containing z carbon atoms, wherein z is from 1 to 21, and (b) a triglyceride compound of the formula wherein each of R 9 , R 10 and R 11 is independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups containing x carbon atoms, wherein each x is independently selected from 1 to 5.