| abstract |
The invention concerns derivatives of disaccharide alcohols of the general formulae (I) and (II), in which X is hydrogen, an acyl group derived from a satured or unsatured fatty acid with 8 to 20 carbon atoms or the group (III) in which R3 is hydrogen or a methyl group and n lies in the range 1 to 20; and R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, may have the same meaning as X, except that they may not both be hydrogen when X is hydrogen. The invention also concerns mixtures of these derivatives, a method of preparing them and their use. |