Ciba-geigy Corporation

Michael Messner

Harald Chrobaczek

Michael Bernheim

Ingo Gorlitz

Aqueous solutions or dispersions of organooligosiloxanes or organopolysiloxanes that include one or more nitrogen-containing side chains and in which a radical containing a polyoxyalkylene unit is bonded to the second Si atom of the chain are suitable for treating fiber materials. A pleasantly soft handle is hereby imparted to the fiber materials, in particular textiles. The novel siloxanes can be obtained by reacting dialkoxysilanes containing substituents having amino groups with cyclic trisiloxanes or tetrasiloxanes, followed by reaction with silanes that contain substituents having polyoxyalkylene units.

Organosiloxanes having nitrogen-containing and ether group-containing

Organopolysiloxanes in which two polysiloxane chains are bonded via a divalent radical can be obtained by reaction of cyanuric halides with organopolysiloxanes which contain primary amino groups in substituents. The divalent radical contains 1,3,5-triazine rings, to which a halogen atom is still bonded. The organopolysiloxanes thus obtained are suitable for soft handle treatment of fiber materials. In particular, textile sheet-like structures which comprise cellulose fibers can thereby be given a soft handle and improved permanence of the treatment effects with respect to washing processes.

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