Quaternary ammonium compounds, their preparation, and their use as softening agents

US4281196A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

• Horst Rutzen
• Jochen Heidrich · Monheim, DE
• Martin Bischoff · Gelsenkirchen, DE
• Udo Kloubert · Erkrath, DE
• Peter Waltenberger · Hollig, DE
• Ingo Wegener · Goldkronach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 1979
• Grant date: Jul 28, 1981
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 1999

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D06M2200/50
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention is directed to quaternary compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of from about 1 to 21 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or has the same meaning as R.sup.1, the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 being from 6 to 22, and, when R.sup.2 is hydrogen, R.sup.1 has from 6 to 21 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 represents an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a radical of formula ##STR2## wherein R and R are devined above, X and Y are each either hydrogen or a methyl group, with the proviso that X and Y cannot both be a methyl group, and p is an integer of from 1 to 20; R.sup.4 represents an alkyl radical of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; m and n are integers of from about 1 to 20; and A.crclbar. is an anion. The quaternary compounds are useful as fabric softeners.