Patent ID: 7119236

Claim:
A process for preparing an alkoxylation catalyst comprising: admixing a volatile dispersing medium consisting essentially of media having a boiling point less than 160° C. and consisting essentially of one or more branched or straight chain alcohols, volatile esters, volatile ethers selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dimethoxy ethane, diethoxymethane, dibutylether, and isopropyl ether, or volatile aldehydes and ketones, and a calcium-containing compound that is at least partially dispersible in said dispersing medium and a carboxylic acid or anhydride having from about 4 to about 15 carbon atoms, with the mole ratio of calcium to said carboxylic acid or anhydride being from about 15:1 to 1:1, to produce a calcium-containing composition.