Amphiphilic compounds with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on dicarboxylic acid diamides
US6323363A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D1/28
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns amphiphilic compounds of general formula (I) ##STR1## with at least two hydrophilic and at least two hydrophobic groups based on dicarboxylic acid diamides. The disclosed amphiphilic compounds mostly have a surfactant activity and are useful as emulsifiers, demulsifiers, detergents, dispersants, and hydrotropic agents for industry and household, for example in the fields of metal working, ore mining, surface finishing, washing and cleaning, cosmetics, medicine, foodstuff processing and preparation.
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