Clariant Finance (bvi) Limited

Clariant Corporation

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Clariant International Ltd

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Peter Naumann

Gerd Reinhardt

Georg Borchers

Hanspeter Gethoffer

Michael Seebach

Wolf-Dieter Mueller

Peter Klug

Roman Morschhaeuser

Frank-Peter Lang

Carsten Cohrs

Alexander Lerch

Frank Jaekel

Angelika Turowski-Wanke

Miriam Ladwig

John Stuart Cowman

Barbara Duecker

Achim Kohler

Wolf-Dieter Muller

Michael Wessling

Melanie Sajitz

Mathias Groeschen

Henricus Peerlings

Torsten Pilz

Narayan D Sadanani

Reto Wieduwilt

Andrew Wynne

Werner Janitschek

Uwe B&auml;umler

Henri Jourdan

Ina Golla

Richard Michael Craven

Steve Laborda

Lars Cuypers

Helen Elspeth Lyon

Robert John Carswell

Alastair Richard Sanderson

David Philip Jones

Compositions are described comprising A) of from 45 to 55% by weight of one or more polyesters according to the following formula (I) wherein The compositions may advantageously be used in laundry detergent and fabric care products.

Storage-stable compositions comprising soil release polymers

The invention relates to an aqueous polyester concentrate having a proportion by weight of polyesters of 12 to 60%, wherein the polyesters are obtainable by means of polymerization of the components selected from a) one or more sulfo group-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo group-containing dicarboxylic acids, salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, c) 1,2-propylene glycol, d) ethylene glycol, e) one or more compounds of the formula (1) RO(CHRCHRO)H (), where Ris a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 22 C atoms, Rand R, independently of one another, are hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 50, f) optionally one or more compounds of the formula (2) H&#x2014;(OCHCH)&#x2014;SOX (2), where m is an integer of from 1 to 10 and X is hydrogen or an alkali metal ion, and g) optionally one or more cross-linking polyfunctional compounds, provided that at least one of the components b) or f) is present, and provided further that the molar ratio of the components c) 1,2-propylene glycol to d) ethylene glycol is greater than or equal to 1.60.

Polyester concentrates having high stability in solution and having a greying-inhibiting effect

The invention relates to a method for isolating concentrated paraffin sulfonic acids from reaction mixtures that are produced during the sulfoxidation of n-paraffins, from which a major part of the sulfuric acid and the paraffin was removed by phase separation and which contain, in addition to the free paraffin sulfonic acids, n-paraffins, water and optionally minor amounts of sulfuric acids. The method according to the invention is characterized by removing paraffin and optionally residual water by vacuum distillation. The paraffin sulfonic acids obtained by distillation have a content of more than 85% by weight of the active substance. The material is pale, odorless and low in sulfuric acid and paraffin.

Method for isolating concentrated paraffin sulfonic acids

A process for preparing solid alkaline earth metal salts of secondary paraffinsulphonic acids is claimed. This process comprises converting an aqueous solution of a secondary paraffinsulphonic acid and an alkaline earth metal hydroxide into solid form by spray drying.

Process for preparing solid alkaline earth metal salts of secondary paraffinsulphonic acids

The invention relates to a one-pot reaction for the production of 3,7-diaza-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane compounds, wherein in a first step a dicarboxylic acid ester is reacted with a pyridine aldehyde and a primary amine. The piperidone created in this manner is reacted with formaldehyde and a further primary amine in a second step. It is essential to the invention that both reaction steps are carried out in a one-pot variation in a C-Calcohol as the solvent, and that the reaction water created is removed by means of distillation.

Method for producing 3,7-diaza-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane compounds

A process for preparing acyloxybenzenesulfonates by reacting anhydrous phenolsulfonates with carboxylic acid derivatives comprises conducting the reaction with a salt of a phenolsulfonic acid which has a water content of less than 0.5% by weight and has been contacted with a substance having basic properties.

Process for preparing acyloxybenzenesulfonates

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonates starting from carbonyl halides and salts of phenolsulfonic acid which have a low water content. Surprisingly, it was discovered that acyloxybenzenesulfonates can be prepared in high yields and good grades, irrespective of the grade or reactivity of the phenolsulfonic acid derivative, if the reaction of the phenolsulfonic acid with an alkanecarboxylic acid derivative is carried out in an aliphatic or aromatic solvent in the presence of 0.5 to 25% by weight of a polyglycol ether.

Process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonates

Process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonates by reaction of phenolsulfonate with a water content of less than 0.5% by weight and alkanecarbonyl halide in a hydrocarbon as solvent and in the presence of a catalyst in the form of a basic nitrogen-containing compound.

Process for the preparation of amido phenyl esters by reacting an amido acid with an inorganic acid chloride in the melt and reacting the resulting amidocarboxylic acid halide with a phenol derivative in an organic solvent.

Process for preparing amido phenyl esters

A process for the preparation of amido acid phenyl esters of the formula ##STR1## by reaction of a compound of the formula ##STR2## with a compound of the formula ##STR3## in the presence of an acid halide, where A, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, X and M are as defined in the description, is claimed. The resulting amido acid phenyl esters are used as bleach activators in detergents and cleaners.

Process for the preparation of amido acid phenyl esters

The invention provides a flowable pearly luster concentrate comprising 5-30% of behenic acid formulated in an aqueous dispersion comprising 1-50% of C.sub.12 -- to C.sub.14 -- ether sulfates or acylisethionates and, if desired, from 0.1 to 10% of polyhydric alcohols. The composition according to the invention can be used in liquid surfactant formulations.

Flowable, aqueous pearly luster dispersion containing behenic acid as

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where y is 1 or 2,

Ureidoperoxycarboxylic acids and preparation and use thereof

A process for the preparation of ureidoperoxycarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which x is the number 1 or 2,

Process for the preparation of ureidoperoxycarboxylic acids

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Peter Naumann