| abstract |
Surfactants and solvents containing derivatized adducts formed from Diels-Aider reactions of terpenes and unsaturated carboxylic acids or their derivatives are disclosed. Processes for making and derivatizing the Diels-Aider adducts are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the Diels-Aider adducts are prepared by reacting farnesene or myrcene with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its ester or anhydride. In other embodiments, the Diels-Aider adducts are prepared by reacting farnesene or myrcene with an unsaturated nitrile. The Diels-Aider adducts are then derivatized in a variety of ways to form the anionic, cationic, amine oxide, amphoteric or nonionic surfactants. |