Patent AT-E399836-T1: [Translated] SYNTHESIS OF ESTER LINKED LONG CHAIN ALKYL GROUPS

A process for preparing a mixture of cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate comprising reacting both myristic and palmitic acid with cetyl alcohol with an acid catalyst and one aromatic hydrocarbon at an elevated temperature and recovering from the aromatic hydrocarbon fraction the cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.