Patent ID: 8053591

Claim:
A functionalized triclosan oligomer of formula IX: wherein: R′ and R″ are each independently R; R is a diradical derived from C 1-25 alkyl, aryl, or aryl-(C 1-6 alkyl) 1-3 -, wherein from 1-4 of the CH 2 groups within the alkyl chain are optionally independently replaced by O or S atoms, such that each of said O or S atoms is attached only to carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, with the proviso that multiple heteroatoms must be separated from each other by at least two carbon atoms and from the diradical chain ends by at least one carbon atom; or R is —[CH 2 CH 2 O—] p —, wherein p is an integer from about 10 to about 50; and R 1 is: