Process for the preparation of alkoxylated tertiary amine compounds

Claim 1

, 1. A process for the preparation of an alkoxylated tertiary amine having the formula or a mixture of such amines which comprises reacting an oxy- alkated alcohol of the formula or a mixture of such alcohols, with a secondary amine of the formula HNR 3 R 4 at a temperature in the range of from about 150°C to 325°C and a pressure of from about 50 psig to 3000 psig in the presence of from.0.5 to 20 weight percent of an amination catalyst based on the total reaction mixture and wherein R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 11 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having up to 12 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl or alkaryl group having up to 18 carbon atoms, R 1 is a single unit or a series of units of the formula: wherein in each unit R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and x is an integer of from 0 to 40, R 2 is hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of straight and branched chain alkyl groups having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms cyclic alkyl groups having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms, 1 to 4 carbon atom alkyl substituted or unsubstituted benzyl groups and allyl.