Patent ID: 6410502
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A softener composition which comprises:a component (A) comprising an amine represented by the following formula (III): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-3 alkyl group, â€”(CmH2mO)pâ€”H, â€”CnH2nâ€”Xâ€”R3 or â€”CqH2qâ€”Yâ€”R3; m, n and q are the same or different and each of m, n and q represents an integer of 1 to 6; p represents a number selected from 1 to 10; R3 represents a linear or branched C5-22 alkyl or alkenyl group; X represents â€”OCOâ€” or â€”COOâ€”; Y represents â€”NHCOâ€” or â€”CONHâ€”; and R2 represents â€”CqH2qâ€”Yâ€”R3; a salt of said component (A); or a mixture of said component (A) and a component (B); or the salt of said component (A) and a component (B): â€ƒwherein said component (B) comprises a compound represented by the following formula (II-2), wherein each R4 independently represents a C1-3 alkyl group or â€”(CmH2mO)pâ€”H, each R5 independently represents a C6-22 alkyl or alkenyl group, â€”CnH2nâ€”Xâ€”R3 or â€”CqH2qâ€”Yâ€”R3; each of m, n, p, q, R3, X and Y has the same meaning as defined above; Zâˆ’ represents an anion; and wherein said component (B) optionally further comprises at least one compound represented by the formulae (II-1) or (II-3), wherein R4, R5, m, n, q, p, R3, X and Y have the same meaning as defined above: and wherein the ratio of the component (A) to the component (B), namely (A)/(B), by weight is from 2/8 to 8/2, and wherein the content of the component (B) is 11 to 50% by weight: provided that the softener composition does not contain both the component (A) which is represented by the following formula (a-1) and the component (B) which is represented by the following formula (b-1),