Patent ID: 6746996
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A process for cleaning textiles comprising contacting said textiles with a cleaning composition, said cleaning composition comprising a transition metal complex having oxime ligands as a bleach catalyst and a peroxide compound, wherein the transition metal complex has the formula (1)M(L)nXmâ€ƒâ€ƒ(1) whereM is a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, and W, L is the oxime ligand of the formula R1R2C&boxH;Nâ€”O(H)z R1 is C1-C22-alkyl, C2-C22-alkenyl or C5-C24-aryl, R2 is H, C1-C22-alkyl, C2-C22-alkenyl, C5-C24-aryl or where z=0 or 1,X is a neutral or anion ligand selected from the group consisting of pyridines, imidazolines, methylimidazoles, picolines, lutidines, chloride, bromide, nitrate, perchlorate, citrate, hexafluorophosphate, and anions of organic acids having C1-C22 carbon atoms, n is a number from 2 to 4 and m is a number from 0 to 4.