Abstract:Ethylene glycol Gemini sodium 2-ethyl-1-butanol sulfosuccinate was synthesized by the method of using carbonyl solid acid as the catalyst and without organic solvents in esterification and without any extra phase transfer catalysts in sulfonation at normal atmospheric pressure. The optimal synthetic conditions were as follows: in the single-esterification, n(ethylene glycol):n(maleic anhydride)=1.00:2.10, the amount of carbonyl solid acid was 2% of the amount of maleic anhydride, and reacted at 100℃ for 4.7h with the esterification rate of 99.21%(Mass fraction). In the di-esterification, n(2-ethyl-1-butanol):n(maleic anhydride)=1.30:1.00, and reacted at 210℃ for 1h with the esterification rate of 95.17%(Mass fraction). In the sulfonation, n(sodium hydrogen sulfite):n(maleic anhydride)=1.05:1.00, and reacted at 120℃ for 1h with the sulfonation rate of 100.65%( Mass fraction). The structure of the product was characterized by IR and 1HNMR. Its properties were measured: CMC=2.99×10-3mol/L , γCMC=27.96mN/m. Emulsifying power was 4.35min, permeability was 11.6s and the ability of hard water resistance was 13.3min.