Patent ID: 8883713

Claim:
A fabric softening active composition, comprising: a) ester quats of formula (I): wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are hydrogen or a group C(O)R 5 ; R 5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group comprising 11 to 21 carbon atoms; A − is a fabric softener compatible anion; R 4 is methyl or ethyl; and wherein: i) on a normalized wt % basis: 33-38% of said ester quats are monoesters; 50-55% of said ester quats are diesters; and 7-12% of said ester quats are triesters; and ii) said R 5 groups have an iodine value, calculated for the free fatty acid R 5 COOH, of from 65 to 85 and the cis to trans ratio of unsaturated bonds of said R 5 groups is less than 12:1; and b) 10-25% by weight of an alcoholic solvent.