Alk(en)yldicarboxylic acid bisesters, their use, and processes for their preparation

US5872149A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Gabriele Dralle-Voss · Darmstadt, DE
• Günter Oetter · Bischofswerda, DE
• Hans-Ulrich Wekel · Ellerstadt, DE
• Knut Oppenlander · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 15, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 16, 1999
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P17/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to monomeric, oligomeric and polymeric bisesters of alkyl- or alkenyldicarboxylic acid derivatives and polyalcohols, and their use as solubilizers, emulsifiers and/or detergents. In particular, the bisesters are advantageously used in cosmetic compositions, detergents and cleaners, pharmaceutical compositions, foodstuffs and crop protection compositions. The invention furthermore relates to a process for preparing these bisesters.