Patent ID: 7399348

Claim:
An amino alcohol of the formula (V) or (VI) in which R 1 and R 2 independently of each other are each a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 30 hydrocarbyl radical, or a group of the formula (II): R 3 —X—(CH 2 ) a — (II) in which R 3 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon C 1 -C 30 group optionally substituted by at least one hydroxyl group and wherein at least one of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced be a heteroatom, X is a residue selected from the group consisting of —O—C(O)—, —(O)C—O—, —NH—C(O)—, —(O)C—NH, —(CH 3 )N—C(O)—, —(O)C—N(CH 3 )—, —S(O 2 )—O—, —O—S(O 2 )—, —S(O 2 )—NH—, —NH—S(O 2 )—, —S(O 2 )—N(CH 3 )—, and —N(CH 3 )—S(O 2 )—, and a is an integer between 1 and 4, m is 1 to 3, n is 1 to 2, R 5 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated residue with or without a hydroxyl group or other heteroatom substituents and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and R 6 is a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated residue with or without a hydroxyl group or other heteroatom substituents and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms.