Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Basf Se Corporation

Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Basf Se Ludwigshafen

Menno Hazenkamp

Frank Bachmann

Gunther Schlingloff

Josef Dannacher

Marie-Josée Dubs

Albert Schneider

Torsten Wieprecht

Cornelia Makowka

Peter Weingartner

Uwe Heinz

Hauke Rohwer

Grit Richter

Marie-Jos&eacute;e Dubs

Brigitte Schmidt

Thomas Ehlis

Petr Kvita

Grit Hänsler (-Richter)

Cornelia Vincenzi

Barbara Wagner

Alejandra Garcia Marcos

Stephan Hüffer

Markus Frey

Kai Eichin

Rolf Kuratli

Janina Purschwitz

Anita Schmidlin

Rachel Allemann

Kenneth Charles Symes

Wolfgang Von Rybinski

Kishor Kumar Mistry

Frank Oliver Heinrich Pirrung

Rainer Hans Traber

Sophie Marquais-Bienewald

Frédérique Wendeborn

Bryan David Grey

Paula Barreleiro

Christa Junkes

Nicole End

Barbara Winkler

Christof Dosenbach

Helena Dbaly

Hanspeter Baier

Dario Perera

Gabriele Bönemann

Tassilo Habereder

Susanne Maier

Josée Dannacher

Grit Hänsler-Richter

Disclosed are compositions comprising a) an antimicrobial agent, which is selected from the group consisting of biocides containing halogen atoms and/or containing phenolic moieties, formic acid, chlorine dioxide, chlorine dioxide generating compounds, dialdehydes; components containing an antimicrobial metal such as antimicrobial silver, and b) a polyamine, especially a polyethylenimine. The polyamine is effective as a booster for the antimicrobial agent.

Enhancing the antimicrobial activity of biocides with polymers

Home care formulation comprising a formulation of a sulfonic acid derivative and a carboxylic acid.

Synergistic antimicrobial formulation

The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising specific a-amino-ketones, HO, a HOprecursor or a peracid and optionally an activator as a bleaching mixture for textile materials or dishes either manually or in an automatic washing machine or dish washer. Further aspects of the invention are the composition comprising specific a-aminoketones and HO, a HOprecursor or a peracid and a process for bleaching of stains or of soiling on textile materials or dishes in the context of a washing process either manually or in an automatic washing machine or dish washer. Also aspects of the invention are detergent formulations comprising such a composition and novel compounds.

Metal free bleaching composition

The present invention relates to acrylate copolymers as soil antiredeposition agents and soil release agents in laundry processes. Further aspects of the invention are a method for preventing soil redeposition and for easier releasing soil from textiles in laundry processes and detergent formulations containing said acrylate copolymers.

Use of acrylate copolymers as soil antiredeposition agents and soil release agents in laundry processes

The present invention relates to the use of selected metal complex compounds and ligands as oxidation catalysts as well as to a process for removing stains and soil on textiles and hard surfaces. The metal complex compounds have hydrazide ligands, preferably with electron withdrawing groups in the phenyl ring adjacent to the acyl group. Further aspects of the invention are formulations comprising such metal complex compounds, novel metal complex compounds and novel ligands.

Use of metal hydrazide complex compounds as oxidation catalysts

The present invention relates to the use of metal complex compounds with terpyridine ligands as oxidation catalysts. The present invention relates also to formulations comprising such metal complex compounds, to novel metal complex compounds, and to novel ligands. The metal complex compounds are used especially tor improving the action of peroxides, for example in the treatment of textile material, without at the same time causing any appreciable damage to fibres and dyeings.

Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts

The present invention relates to the use of metal complex compounds having hydrazide ligands as oxidation catalysts. Further aspects of the invention are formulations comprising such metal complex compounds, novel metal complex compounds and novel ligands. The metal complex compounds are used especially for enhancing the action of peroxides, for example in the treatment of textile material, without at the same time causing any appreciable damage to fibers and dyeings. There is also no appreciable damage to fibers and dyeings if these metal complexes are used in combination with an enzyme or a mixture of enzymes.

Use of metal complex compounds of formula[LMeX]Y&#x2003;&#x2003;(1),wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Rand Rare each independently of the others hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; cyano; halogen; nitro; &#x2014;COORor &#x2014;SORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;SR, &#x2014;SORor &#x2014;ORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;N(R)&#x2014;NR'R&#x2033;wherein R, R&#x2032;and R&#x2033;are as defined above for R; &#x2014;NRRor &#x2014;NRRRwherein R, Rand Rare each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl, or Rand Rtogether with the nitrogen atom bonding them form an unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring which may optionally contain further hetero atoms;with the proviso that R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Rand Rare not simultaneously hydrogen, as catalysts for oxidation reactions,and the novel metal complex compounds of formula (1) and the novel ligands of formula (2).

Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1')[LMeX]Y&#x2003;&#x2003;(1),[L&#x2032;MeX]Y&#x2003;&#x2003;(1&#x2032;),wherein all substituents are as defined in the claims, as catalysts for oxidation reactions, and also novel metal complex compounds and novel ligands.

The present invention relates to the use of metal complex compounds which have terpyridine ligands and contain at least one quaternized nitrogen atom as oxidation catalysts. The present invention relates also to formulations comprising such metal complex compounds, to novel metal complex compounds and to novel ligands.

Use of metal complex compounds of formula[LMeX]Y,&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Rand R, are each independently of the others hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; cyano; halogen; nitro; &#x2014;COORor &#x2014;SORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;SR, &#x2014;SORor &#x2014;ORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;N(R)&#x2014;NR'R&#x2033;wherein R, R&#x2032;and R&#x2033;are as defined above for R; &#x2014;NRRor &#x2014;NRRRwherein R, Rand Rare each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C-Calkyl or aryl, or Rand Rtogether with the nitrogen atom bonding them form an unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring which may optionally contain further hetero atoms;

Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1')[LMeX]Y,&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)[L&#x2032;MeX]Y,&#x2003;&#x2003;(1&#x2032;)wherein all substituents are as defined in the claims, as catalysts for oxidation reactions, and also novel metal complex compounds and novel ligands.

Use of metal complex compounds of formula[LMeX]Y&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Rand Rare each independently of the others hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted C&#x2013;Calkyl or aryl; cyano; halogen; nitro; &#x2014;COORor &#x2014;SORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C&#x2013;Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;SR, &#x2014;ORor &#x2014;ORwherein Ris in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C&#x2013;Calkyl or aryl; &#x2014;N(R)&#x2014;NR'R&#x2033;wherein R, R&#x2032;and R&#x2033;are as defined above for R; &#x2014;NRRor &#x2014;NRRRwherein R, Rand Rare each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C&#x2013;Calkyl or aryl, or Rand Rtogether with the nitrogen atom bonding them form an unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring which may optionally contain further hetero atoms;

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Menno Hazenkamp