Akzona Incorporated

Novartis Ag

Akzo America Inc.

James M Richmond

Keith D Stanley

Richard A Reck

Gary A Bernard

Kim Wenn Yang

Kenneth B White

I-Hsiung Wang

Bruce R Bailey, Iii

Stabilized compositions of nithiazine which are suitable for long term use in an agricultural application. The compositions typically contain nithiazine, a hydroxyalkyl-tert-amine and an antioxidant. Suitable hydroxyalkyl-tert-amines include, for example, triethanolamine, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)morpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidine, ETHOMEEN S12.RTM., ETHOMEEN C12.RTM. and ETHOMEEN T12.RTM.. Suitable antioxidants include, for example, TENOX GT-2.RTM. (a mixture of 70% tocopherols) and alkyl gallates.

Stabilized nithiazine compositions

Fatty acid amides (such as ditallow amidoethyl imidayoline are prepared by reacting a fatty acid (such as tallow acid) with an amine, particularly an alkyl polyamine (such as diethylene triamine). The products are rendered low in color by the addition of hypophosphorous acid and a hindered phenol compound.

Method of preparing low color fatty amides

Quaternary ammonium compounds having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein m is either 0, 1, 2, or 3; each R.sub.5 may be the same or different and are selected from the groups including straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, inclusive, or a phenyl or benzyl radical; R.sub.2 is H-, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 straight- or brached-chain alkyl or alkenyl radical, a phenyl group, a benzyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are different or the same and are selected from the group including H-, or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl radical, a phenyl group, or a benzyl group, and wherein n is an integer between 0 and 30, inclusive, and methods for their manufacture are described.

Quaternary ammonium compounds and method for their manufacture

Novel compounds having the general formula: ##STR1## are disclosed, wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group including C.sub.5 -C.sub.22 alkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are independently selected from the group including hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.4 is either --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.z H, or ##STR2## or C.sub.5 -C.sub.22 alkyl or alkenyl; x, y, and z are integers of 1 or more and whose sum is between 2 and 15; and X.sup..crclbar. is an anion, preferably bis-(ethylene)borate. These ethoxylated quaternary benzyl compounds are useful as fabric softeners.

Ethoxylated quaternary benzyl compounds

Asphalt emulsifying compositions comprising alkoxylated diquaternary ammonium compounds, the cationic portion of the compound preferably including aliphatic radicals containing from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms. The compounds may be prepared by treating either a diamine or an alkoxylated diamine with an alkylene oxide in a preferred ratio of 1:8. The emulsion most suitably effected by the present compounds will preferably have a size of less than 10 microns.

Alkoxylated diquaternary ammonium compounds

Novel fabric softening compounds of the formulae ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, R.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic radicals containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, x and y are independently integers from 1 to about 20, and z is 0 or 1, are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for conditioning textiles utilizing said compounds.

Fabric softening compounds and method

This disclosure relates to fabric softening compositions containing quaternary ammonium dihydroborates and to methods of softening textiles employing such compounds and compositions. Such softening compositions have unusually and unexpectedly favorable stabilities in 3% dispersions in water.

Quaternary ammonium dihydroborates in fabric softener formulations

A composition for imparting softness to textile materials, comprising an ethoxylated amido amine quaternary salt or an ethoxylated imidazolinium quaternary salt.

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

James M Richmond