Patent · US Expired

Distyrylbiphenyl compounds

US5145991A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
8References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1991
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 13, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C309/59
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Distyrylbiphenyl compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.3, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are halogen, hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or cyano, and M.sup..sym. is a salt-forming cation, are used as fluorescent whitening agents in solid and, preferably, liquid, detergent compositions. They are distinguished by good white effects and insignificant spotting behavior.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.