ABSTRACT
Abstract .................................................................................................................. 270 12.1Introduction .................................................................................................. 271 12.2Materials ....................................................................................................... 277 12.3Estolide Synthesis ......................................................................................... 277
12.3.1Estolide Free-Acids ........................................................................... 278 12.3.2 Estolide 2-Ethylhexyl Esters ............................................................. 279 12.3.3Estolide 2-Ethylhexyl Esters (One Step) ...........................................280 12.3.4Lesquerella and Castor Mono/Fully Capped Triglyceride Estolides ... 281
12.3.4.1C2-C4 ................................................................................ 281 12.3.4.2C6-C12 .............................................................................. 283 12.3.4.3 C14-C18 .............................................................................284 12.3.4.4Hydrogenation of Lauric-Lesquerella and
Lauric-Castor TG-Estolides ...............................................284 12.3.5Castor and Lesquerella 2-Ethylhexyl Esters .....................................285 12.3.6Hydrogenation of Lesquerella and Castor Fatty Esters .................... 285 12.3.7 Saturated and Unsaturated Castor and Lesquerella
Estolide Esters ............................................................................. 285 12.4Estolide Analysis and Identi”cation .............................................................287
