Patent ID: 8202910

Claim:
A composition comprising a non-symmetrically substituted ethylene diamine compound of the formula wherein R 4 is selected from H, alkyl, aryl, heteroatom substituted alkyl and aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aralkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl; and wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, aralkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, halide, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, silyl, siloxy, amino; or wherein R 1 is selected from H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, aralkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, halide, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, silyl, siloxy, amino, and NR 2 R 3 is derived from a cyclic secondary amine, further comprising an antimicrobial, antibacterial, antimycological, antiparasitic, or antiviral agent.