The present invention is directed to unsaturated or derivatized long chain (C22-C50) polyunsaturated hydrocarbons and a method of preparing the long chain hydrocarbons via electrocoupling of C12-C26 fatty acids. It has been found that soapstock is an inexpensive source of starting materials for the present method. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising the long chain polyunsaturated hydrocarbons, which can be used as reactive diluents and modifiers in latex, epoxy, alkyd and polymer compositions. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to derivitization or ozonolysis of the long chain polyunsaturated hydrocarbons. The present method is also useful for preparing C12-26 alkyl esters and C12-26 carbon chain compounds containing a terminal olefin.
本发明涉及不饱和或衍生的长链(C22-C50)多不饱和碳氢化合物及通过C12-C26
脂肪酸的电偶合制备长链碳氢化合物的方法。已发现皂油是本方法的廉价起始原料来源。本发明还涉及包含长链多不饱和碳氢化合物的组合物,可用作乳胶、环氧
树脂、醇酸
树脂和聚合物组合物中的反应性稀释剂和改性剂。另一方面,本发明涉及长链多不饱和碳氢化合物的衍
生物化或
臭氧化。本方法还可用于制备C12-26烷基酯和含有末端烯烃的C12-26碳链化合物。