BRANCHED TRIALKYLAMINE PRECURSORS, INTERMEDIATES, PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM AND PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE

The invention provides branched hydrophobes for the production of surfactants with improved properties over linear hydrophobes. The invention also provides branched C10-12 enals and aldehydes that areoxidized to branched fatty acids or hydrogenated to branched fatty alcohols and further derivatized to surfactants, through ethoxylation or esterification and other or subsequent reactions. The invention further provides surfactants made from the branched trialkylamine intermediates, including amphoteric, cationic and nonionic surfactants. 本发明提供了用于生产具有比直链疏水物改进的性质的表面活性剂的支链疏水物。本发明还提供了支链C10-12烯醛和醛，其被氧化为支链脂肪酸或氢化为支链脂肪醇，并进一步通过乙氧基化或酯化和其它或后续反应衍生为表面活性剂。本发明还提供了由支链三烷基胺中间体制备的表面活性剂，其包括两性、阳离子和非离子表面活性剂。