Antimicrobial esters of aliphatic diols

US4074058A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

• August V. Bailey · New Orleans, US
• Gordon J. Boudreaux · New Orleans, US
• Gene Sumrell · New Orleans, US
• Arthur F. Novak · Baton Rouge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 15, 1977
• Grant date: Feb 14, 1978
• Expiry date: Feb 15, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D307/68
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

New mixed esters of diols having one hydroxyl group esterified with benzoic acid and the other esterified with various saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acids or aromatic acids other than benzoic are found to have antimicrobial activity against several pathogenic microorganisms, and to have properties making them useful as antimicrobial agents.