Patent ID: 6291413
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A bleach activator compound comprising: ##STR16##wherein X is selected from O, NR.sup.16 and S; e is 1; f is 1; R.sup.16 is selected from H and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl groups; and(i) R.sup.1 may be selected from the group consisting of (a) phenyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.13 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.13 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkaryl; C.sub.7 -C.sub.13 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated aralkyl, (b) a moiety having the formula: ##STR17##, wherein n is an integer from 0 to 12, and (c) a moiety having the formula:(Y.sup.a-).sub.1/a Q--E--wherein Q has the formula R.sup.13 R.sup.14 R.sup.15 N.sup.+ and any of R.sup.13, R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 is independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; E is a substituted or unsubstituted polyalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylpolyalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted polyalkylenearylalkylene or substituted or unsubstituted polyalkylenearylpolya:kylene; a is 1 or higher; (Y.sup.a-).sub.1/a is a charge-balancing compatible anion;(ii) R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of (a) C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated alkaryl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated aralkyl, and phenyl, (b) (CH.sub.2)k'CO.sub.2 R.sup.8, where R.sup.8 is defined as in (ii)(a) and k' is an integer ranging from 1 to 5, (c) (CH.sub.2).sub.k N.sup.+ R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 (Y.sup.a-).sub.1/a, where k is an integer ranging from 2 to 6, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R.sup.6 is independently selected from H, R.sup.4, --O.sup.-, (CH.sub.2).sub.q SO.sub.3.sup.-, (CH.sub.2).sub.q CO.sub.2.sup.- where q is an integer ranging from 1 to 5, and CH.sub.2 CHR.sup.7 OSO.sub.3.sup.- where R.sup.7 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, a is an integer having a value of at least one, (Y.sup.a-).sub.1/a is a charge-balancing compatible anion and further provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can not both contain a quaternary nitrogen atom, (d) (CH.sub.2).sub.t R.sup.17 (Z.sup.g+).sub.1/g where t is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, R.sup.17 is selected from SO.sub.3.sup.-, OSO.sub.3.sup.-, CO.sub.2.sup.-, and OCO.sub.2.sup.-, g is an integer having a value of at least one, (Z.sup.g+).sub.1/g is a charge-balancing compatible cation and further provided that R.sup.2 can not be (CH.sub.2).sub.t R.sup.17 (Z.sup.g+).sub.1/g if R.sup.1 contains a quaternary nitrogen, (e) ##STR18##where T is a spacer group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.2 -C.sub.16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and ##STR19##wherein m"" is an integer ranging from 1 to 10 and each of R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, and R.sup.12 are independently selected from H and CH.sub.3 and G is R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 as defined herein; and(iii) R.sup.3 is selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkaryl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated aralkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated aryl group and wherein when e and f are 0, R.sup.3 is selected from C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated alkaryl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated aralkyl, and C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 linear or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated aryl group.