Process for preparing n-alkyl polyhydroxy amines and fatty acid amides therefrom in hydroxy solvents

摘要: Amines such as methyl amine are reacted with materials reducing sugars in hydroxy solvents methanol to prepare N-alkyl polyhydroxy amines. Accordingly,glucose is and the resulting adduct hydrogenated yield N-methylglucamine. The polyhydroxyamines can be subsequently fatty esters provide acid amides useful detersive surfactants. Thus, surfactants available from non-petrochemical precursors sugar sources corn syrup, derivable various fats oils.