Polyhydroxy amino ethers and acylation products thereof

Claim 1

A PROCESS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF (1) AMINATING THE CONDENSATION PRODUCTS OF SORBITOL AND EPICHLOROHYDRIN WITH A BASIC NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIA, REACTIVE PRIMARY ALKYL MONOAMINE, REACTIVE PRIMARY HYDROXY LOWER ALKYL MONOAMINE, REACTIVE PRIMARY CYCLO ALKYL MONOAMINE, REACTIVE PRIMARY POLYHYDROXY LOWER ALKYL MONOAMINE, AND LOWER ALKYLENE POLYAMINES CONTAINING FROM 2 TO 3 AMINO NITROGEN ATOMS AND AT LEAST 2 AMINO HYDROGEN ATOMS PER MOLECULE; (2) LIBERATING POLYHYDROXY AMINO ETHER CONDENSATION PRODUCTS BY NEUTRALIZING THE PRODUCT OF STEP 1 WITH AN ALKALI; (3) AND THEREAFTER ACYLATING THE POLYHYDROXY AMINO ETHER CONDENSATION PRODUCTS OF STEP 2 TO FORM A FATTY ACID AMIDE.