Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Rutgerswerke Aktiengesellschaft

Detlef Wehle

Hans-Tobias Macholdt

Dieter Ohlendorf

Manfred Hofinger

Jorg Gitzel

Helmut Berenbold

Ignaz Wimmer

Erich Gatter

Eberhard Giebeler

Gernot Kremer

Franz Konig

Helmut Hartner

Frank Lang

According to the invention, the alkoxylation of compounds containing active hydrogen atoms is carried out in the presence of specific alkaline earth metal salts of alkylor alkenylsuccinic monoesters as catalyst. The alkoxylates obtained have a narrow homolog distribution and a good appearance.

Process for the preparation of alkoxylates using ester compounds as

The invention relates to the use of a microbicidal agent containing polymeric quaternary ammonium borate, obtained by simultaneous reaction of amines of the formula I or II ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.7 and A are as defined in the description, with 1 to 20 mol of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide and 0.6 to 1.5 mol of boric acid, boric acid esters or salts of boric acid, in each case per mole of nitrogen equivalent, as a preservative and/or disinfectant for industrial products and industrial plants.

Microbicidal agent containing polymeric quaternary ammonium borate for

Polymer ammonium borates having a molecular weight from about 5000 to about 500,000 and obtained by homopolymerization of monomers, such as, for example, diallyldialkylammonium chloride, and by copolymerization of mixtures of two monomers, such as, for example, diallyldimethylammonium chloride and diallylmethyloctylammonium chloride, having molar monomer ratios of about 0.5:0.5 to about 0.95:0.05 in the copolymer, followed, if desired, by anion exchange, and mixtures of these compounds. Polymer ammonium borates according to the invention are suitable as colorless charge-control agents in toners and developers for electrophotographic recording processes and as charge-improving agents in powders and coatings for surface coating.

Polymer ammonium borates and processes for their preparation

Flow accelerating with mixtures of organic ammonium salts composed of 20 to 80% of a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula ##STR1## 80 to 20% by weight of an amine salt of the formula ##STR2## where in both formulae R.sup.1 denotes C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -alkyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -alkenyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -fluoroalkyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -fluoroalkenyl or a group of the formula ##STR3## R.sub.f --(CH.sub.2).sub.y B(CH.sub.2).sub.x --, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 denote C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, preferably methyl, R.sup.4 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and, for the case where R.sup.1 =alkyl or alkenyl, also a group of the formula --(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.z H,

Mixtures of organic ammonium salts and their use as flow accelerators

Mixtures of organic ammonium salts composed of 20 to 80% of a quaternary ammonium salt of the formula ##STR1## and 80 to 20% by weight of an amine salt of the formula ##STR2## where in both formulae R.sup.1 denotes C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -alkyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -alkenyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -fluoroalkyl, C.sub.12 -C.sub.26 -fluoroalkenyl or a group of the formula ##STR3## R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 denote C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, preferably methyl, R.sup.4 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and, for the case where R.sup.1 =alkyl or alkenyl, also a group of the formula --(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.z H,

Mixtures of organic ammonium salts as flow accelerators

Use of polymeric ammonium salts which have a molecular weight of about 5000 to about 500,000, and are obtained by homopolymerization of monomers, such as, for example, diallyldialkylammonium chloride, or by copolymerization of mixtures of two monomers, such as, for example, diethyldimethylammonium chloride and diallylmethyloctylammonium chloride, with molar monomer ratios of about 0.5:0.5 to about 0.95:0.05 in the copolymer, and if appropriate subsequent anion exchange, individually or in combination as charge control agents in electrophotographic toners and developers which are employed for copying or duplicating masters and for printing electronically, magnetically or optically stored information or in colorproofing, and as charge control agents in powders and powder coatings.

Polymeric ammonium compounds as charge control agents

A biocidal preservative for cellulose-containing products containing a biocidally effective amount of a polymeric quaternary ammonium borate obtained by simultaneous reaction of (A) at least one member of the group consisting of boric acid and salts and esters thereof and (B) an amine of the formula ##STR1## and (C) ethylene oxide or propylene oxide wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkenyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 22 carbon atoms or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2 or R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H, (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH.sub.2, R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are individually selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H and --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H, and R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 are individually --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H and --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --H, A is selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n -- and --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --NH--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n --x is an integer from 1 to 55 and n is an integer of 1 to 20, the molar ratio of A:B:C being 1:2 to 20:0.6 to 1.5.

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