For Methyl Esters in the chain length you need, put the heat on P&G.
Procter & Gamble makes a line of quality wholecut and fractionated methyl esters from coconut oil... including alkyl groups ranging from C s Cio through C i 8 . Also offered is TE-1618 made from high-quality tallow. You can select specific methyl esters having the same fractions but in varying percentages. For example, P&G offers methyl esters with typical d 2 contents from 68 to 9 9 % . Methyl esters find application as chemical intermediates, undergoing those reactions typical of the ester linkage—hydrolysis, ammonolysis, transesterification or alcoholysis, and reduction to alcohols. Direct applications include lubricants, cosmetic ingredients and formulating aids as in rubber and wax. Put the heat on P&G. We'll go to great lengths to serve you. Write to: Procter & Gamble, Industrial Chemicals Sales Dept., P.O. Box 599ME, Cincinnati. Ohio 45201. In Canada, write to: Procter & Gamble, Industrial Chemicals Sales Department, P.O. Box 355, Terminal A, Toronto, Ontario. PROCTERS GAMBLE . INDUSTRIAL SOAP & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS DIVISION