An aldehyde composition derived by hydroformylation of a transesterified seed oil and containing a mixture of formyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters having the following composition by weight: greater than about 10 to less than about 95 percent monoformyl, greater than about 1 to less than about 65 percent diformyl, and greater than about 0.1 to less than about 10 percent triformyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters, and having a diformyl to triformyl weight ratio of greater than about 5/1; preferably, greater than about 3 to less than about 20 percent saturates; and preferably, greater than about 1 to less than about 20 percent unsaturates. An alcohol composition derived by hydrogenation of the aforementioned aldehyde composition, containing a mixture of hydroxymethyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters having the following composition by weight: greater than about 10 to less than about 95 percent monoalcohol mono(hydroxymethyl)}, greater than about 1 to less than about 65 percent diol di(hydroxymethyl)}, greater than about 0.1 to less than about 10 percent triol, tri(hydroxmethyl)-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters; preferably greater than about 3 to less than about 35 percent saturates; and preferably, less than about 10 percent unsaturates. The alcohol composition can be converted into an oligomeric polyol for use in the manufacture of polyurethane slab stock flexible foams.
一种醛组合物,由一种经酯化的种子油经氢化甲酰化而得,含有甲酰基取代的
脂肪酸或
脂肪酸酯的混合物,其重量组成如下:单甲酰基大于约10%至小于约95%,二甲酰基大于约1%至小于约65%,三甲酰基大于约0.1%至小于约 10%的三甲酰取代
脂肪酸或
脂肪酸酯,且二甲酰与三甲酰的重量比大于约 5/1;最好是饱和
脂肪酸大于约 3%至小于约 20%;最好是不饱和
脂肪酸大于约 1%至小于约 20%。由上述醛组合物氢化得到的醇组合物,含有羟甲基取代的
脂肪酸或
脂肪酸酯的混合物,其重量组成如下:大于约 10%至小于约 95%的一元醇一元(羟甲基)},大于约 1%至小于约 65%的二元醇二(羟甲基)},大于约 0.1%至小于约 10%的三醇、三(羟甲基)取代
脂肪酸或
脂肪酸酯;最好是大于约 3%至小于约 35%的饱和
脂肪酸;最好是小于约 10%的不饱和
脂肪酸。醇组合物可以转化成低聚多元醇,用于制造聚
氨酯板坯软泡沫。