Patent ID: 6087316
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: C08G,C11D

Abstract:
A laundry composition comprising:a) from about 0.001% by weight, a water-soluble or dispersible, bleach stable, modified polyamine cotton soil release agent comprising a polyamine backbone corresponding to the formula: ##STR44## having a modified polyamine formula V.sub.(n+1) W.sub.m Y.sub.n Z said polyamine backbone prior to modification has a molecular weight greater than about 200 daltons, whereini) V units are terminal units having the formula: ##STR45## ii) W units are backbone units having the formula: ##STR46## iii) Y units are branching units having the formula: ##STR47## iv) Z units are terminal units having the formula: ##STR48## wherein backbone linking R units are selected from the group consisting of C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x R.sup.3 (OR.sup.1).sub.x --, --CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 O).sub.z (R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 (OCH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2).sub.w --, and mixtures thereof; provided that when R comprises C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene R also comprises at least one --(CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 O).sub.z (R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 (OCH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2).sub.w --, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x R.sup.3 (OR.sup.1).sub.x --, or --CH.sub.2 CH(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 -unit; R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene and mixtures thereof; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x B, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 hydroxyalkylene, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 dihydroxy-alkylene, C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 dialkylarylene, --C(O)--, --C(O)NHR.sup.5 NHC(O)--, --C(O)(R.sup.4).sub.r C(O)--, --CH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 O(R.sup.1 O).sub.y R.sup.1 OCH.sub.2 CH(OH)CH.sub.2 --, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylene, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkenylene, C.sub.8 -C.sub.12 arylalkylene, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 arylene, and mixtures thereof; R.sup.5 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene or C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 arylene; E units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p CO.sub.2 M, --CH(CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 M)CO.sub.2 M, --(R.sup.1 O).sub.x B, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p PO.sub.3 M, and mixtures thereof; provided that when any E unit of a nitrogen is a hydrogen, said nitrogen is not also an N-oxide; B is hydrogen, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q CH(SO.sub.3 M)CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p PO.sub.3 M, --PO.sub.3 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.q CH(SO.sub.2 M)CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 M, and mixtures thereof; M is hydrogen or a water soluble cation in sufficient amount to satisfy charge balance; X is a water soluble anion; k has the value from 0 to about 20; m has the value from 4 to about 400; n has the value from 0 to about 200; p has the value from 1 to 6, q has the value from 0 to 6; r has the value 0 or 1; w has the value 0 or 1; x has the value from 1 to 100; y has the value from 0 to 100; z has the value 0 or 1; andb) the balance carriers and adjunct material.