Patent ID: 6117833
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C11D,D06L

Abstract:
A bleaching composition comprising:(i) an effective amount for stain removal of a C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 aromatic aldehyde;(ii) air as a primary source of oxygen atoms to combine with the aldehyde; and(iii) an effective amount to activate the aldehyde of an imide having the formula: ##STR5## wherein A is CX.sub.q and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, a heteroatom substituent and mixtures thereof, where q is independently 1 or 2;R is a moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, hydroxy, acyloxy, halo, carboxy, amino, quaternary amino, sulpho, phospho, cyano radicals and mixtures thereof;m and n independently range from 0 to 4.