| abstract |
UNSATURATED AND LONG CHAIN SATURATED ESTERS OF CYCLODEXTRIN ARE DISCLOSED. THESE ESTERS MAY BE PREPARED BY A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES REACTING CYCLODEXTRIN WITH AN ORGANIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG ACID CATALYST SUCH AS P-TOLUENESULFONIC ACID IN AN APPARATUS DESIGNED FOR AZETROPIC REMOVAL OF WATER FORMED DURING THE REACTION. THE PRODUCTS OF THE INVENTION MAY BE USED AS CLATHRATING COMPOUNDS, AS SOAPS OR DETERGENTS, AS PLASTICIZERS FOR VARIOUS RESINS, AND IN POLYMERIZED FORM AS MOLECULAR SIEVES. |