Patent ID: 6686330
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A01N,A61K,A61Q,B01D,B01F,C04B,C05G,C08G,C08K,C09D,C09K,C11D,D21H

Abstract:
A wetting composition comprising:(a) from about 0.01% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a wetting agent, wherein said wetting agent comprises an ether-capped poly(oxyalkylated) alcohol having the formula: RO(R1O)xCH(CH3)OR2 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from about 1 to about 30 carbon atoms; R1 may be the same or different, and is independently selected from the group consisting of branched or linear C2 to C7 alkylene in any given molecule; x is a number from 1 to about 30; and R2 is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a 4 to 8 membered substituted, or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing from 1 to 3 hetero atoms; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted, unsaturated cyclic or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from about 4 to about 30 carbon atoms; (iii) a 7 to 13 membered substituted, or unsubstituted polycyclic ring; and (iv) a hydrocarbon of the formula: â€”(CH2)yâ€”X wherein y is an integer from 0 to 7, and X is a 4 to 8 membered substituted or substituted, cyclic or aromatic hydrocarbon radical; and(b) from about 0.1% to about 99% by weight of the composition of an adjunct ingredient.