Patent ID: 7319112

Claim:
A method of reducing bacteria or inhibiting bacterial growth comprising contacting a substrate comprising a textile with a compound of formula I: Wherein: a.) m is an integer from 0 to 3; b.) t is an integer from 0 to 4; c.) a is 0 or 1; d.) b is 0 or 1; e.) g is 0 or 1; f.) R 1 for said radical is independently selected from the group consisting of: i) H; ii) C 1 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; iii) C 2 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl; iv) C 2 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl; v) C 3 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; vi) C 3 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl; vii) C 7 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl; viii) C 7 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl; ix) C 6 -C 16 substituted or unsubstituted aryl; x) C 5 -C 20 heteroaryl units comprising one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and mixtures thereof; and xi) a suitable charge balancing counterion (M n+ ) 1/n , provided a and b are both 1 and X is selected from O and S; xii) when a, b and g are all 0 for any single radical, R 1 —(X) a -(T) b -(X′) g —, R 1 for said radical may be further selected from the group consisting of CN, an amine oxide moiety, NO 2 and mixtures thereof; g.) X and X′, when present, are selected from O, S, and NR 2 ; h.) each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: i) H; ii) C 1 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; iii) C 2 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl; iv) C 2 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl; v) C 3 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; vi) C 3 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl; vii) C 7 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkaryl; viii) C 7 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl; ix) C 6 -C 16 substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and x) C 5 -C 20 heteroaryl units comprising one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and mixtures thereof; i.) T, when present, is selected from C═O, C═S, S═O, and SO 2 ; when T is S═O or SO 2 , X and X′ associated with said T may not be S; j.) G is: i) H; ii) a suitable charge balancing counterion (M n+ ) 1/n , or iii) a cleaveable group selected from the group consisting of Si((O) p R 3 ) 3 , where p is independently 0 or 1; C(O) q ((O) p R 3 ) r , wherein p is independently 0 or 1 and when q is 1, r is 1, and when q is 0, r is 3; R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 16 linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, and aryl, and mixtures thereof provided that when, for any radical, b is 0, a, g, or a and g are 0 for said radical.