The Dow Chemical Company

Percy J Hamlin

Sally P Ginter

Michael J Mullins

Arthur S Teot

Albert B Savage

Allyl methyl ethers are transetherified with alcohols by use of a catalyst of a solid acid that contains no mercury or cuprous salt catalyst.

Preparation of allylic compounds

The title complexes comprise (a) a poly-2-oxazoline or poly-2-oxazine, such as the homopolymers of polymerized 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline or 2-ethyl-2-oxazine, and (b) IBrCl.sup.- or polyhalide anion of the formula (XY.sub.2n).sup.- where X and Y are individually chloride, bromide or iodide, but not both chloride, and n is 1, 2 or 3, and an independently supplied cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, hydrogen and mixtures thereof. These complexes are readily prepared in either an aqueous or anhydrous environment at room temperature and are significantly more stable than either complexes of polyoxazolines or polyoxazines and halogen or interhalogen; or complexes of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyhalide anions.

Sanitizing complexes of polyoxazolines or polyoxazines and polyhalide

Degeneration inhibited sanitizing complexes

Detergent compositions of particular value in washing synthetic fabrics, especially polyester, inhibiting the redeposition of soil and imparting antisoil properties are based essentially on a combination of a nonionic surfactant and a hydroxybutylated methylcellulose of low molecular weight and having a relatively high degree of substitution.

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Percy J Hamlin