| abstract |
Processes are provided for contacting at least one C n alcohol equivalent having n carbon atoms and at least one C n+1 alcohol equivalent having (n+1) carbon atoms with a Guerbet catalyst to form a product composition comprising a product compound having the structure: n n n n n n n n n n n n wherein: n C is a carbon atom; n H is a hydrogen atom; n Q is an alcohol or aldehyde group having one carbon; n R is a linear alkyl group having n carbon atoms; and n T is an alkyl group having (n−1) carbon atoms, except that when n=1, T is methyl. |