Patent ID: 7910759

Claim:
A product of the process consisting of the steps of: (A) ethoxylating the compound R 1 O(CH 2 CH 2 O)nH; wherein R 1 is ethyl or butyl and n is greater than 3 to an n of 10.5; wherein said compound contains 0% by weight of ethylene glycol alkyl ether and diethyleneglycol alkyl ether; said compound being reacted with an ethoxylating agent having the formula (II): conducting Step (A) in the presence of a base selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, rare earth alkoxides and alkali metal alcoholates, (B) in the presence of a base, selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, rare earth alkoxides and alkali metal alcoholates reacting the product of Step (A) with a compound having the formula (III): wherein R 2 is C 16 to C 18 linear or branched hydrocarbon and mixtures of said C 16 to C 18 hydrocarbon and R 3 is methyl, using heat in Step (B) ranging in temperature of from about 60° C. to about 200° C.; and optionally, conducting Step (B) at from about 20 kPa to about 0.013 kPa for a period of time ranging from 1 to 10 hours.