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Imine quaternary salts as bleach catalysts

US5360568A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1993
Grant dateNov 1, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/3945
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Novel bleach catalysts, a method for bleaching substrates using these catalysts and detergent compositions containing the catalysts are reported. The catalysts are quaternary imine salts. Substrates such as fabrics may be bleached in an aqueous solution containing these salts and a peroxygen compound. Most preferred as catalyst are the 3,4-dihydroquinolinium salts having the structure: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.4 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aryl, heterocyclic ring, alkyl and cycloalkyl radicals; PA1 R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be a substituted or unsubstituted radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aryl, heterocyclic ring, alkyl, cycloalkyl, nitro, halo, cyano, alkoxy, keto, carboxylic and carboalkoxy radicals; and PA1 X.sup.- is a counterion stable in the presence of oxidizing agents.

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