Ps. Decaro et al., SYNTHESIS OF ALKYLOXY (DI)ALKYLAMINO PROPANOLS, HYDROXY ALKYLOXY (DI)ALKYLAMINO PROPANOLS, AND THE DIMER COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS FUEL ADDITIVES, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 74(3), 1997, pp. 235-240
Alkyl glycidyl ethers and bis glycidyl ethers, synthesized in a hetero
geneous weakly hydrous medium, were condensed with primary or secondar
y amines to obtain 3-alkyloxy propanolamines or bis alkyloxy propanola
mines in a regioselective manner. The compounds were characterized by
conventional spectroscopic methods, and complete nuclear magnetic reso
nance data are given. Their high-temperature stability, their good emu
lsifying power, their oxidation, and corrosion inhibition make these c
ompounds suitable for solubilizing ethanol-diesel fuel blends.