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Cationic fluorescent whitening agents

US4384121A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1980
Grant dateMay 17, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S8/927
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Cationic fluorescent whitening agents of the formula ##STR1## wherein B is a fluorescent whitening agent containing basic tertiary amino groups, m is the number of basic amino groups, and each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted by non-chromophoric groups, or is alkenyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted by non-chromophoric groups. These compounds have good solubility in water and they make it possible to prepare concentrated solutions and can be used for whitening organic material.

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