Kao Corporation

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Showa Denko K.k.

Tohru Katoh

Yasuki Ohtawa

Uichiro Nishimoto

Osamu Tachizawa

Takeshi Tomifuji

Yoshifumi Nishimoto

Kohshiro Sotoya

Junichi Inokoshi

Yohei Kaneko

Yuichi Hioki

Keiko Hasebe

Akira Sakaguchi

Tomihiro Kurosaki

Masaaki Yamamura

Katsuhisa Inoue

Junya Wakatsuki

Takeshi Kaharu

Noriko Yamaguchi

Yoshio Hatayama

Yushi Sakata

Hiroshi Abe

Makoto Saito

Kuniyasu Kawabe

Tadayuki Suzuki

Muneo Aoyagi

Hisakazu Tajima

Akira Matsunaga

Keiichiro Tomioka

Kazutaka Shiratsuchi

Takashi Ueda

Koshiro Sotoya

Toru Hayase

Kanji Yoshimura

Kohshiro Sotoya, Deceased

Yuushi Sakata

Kohshiroh Sotoya, Deceased

Junya Watatsuki

Nirohiro Hayashi

A hair cosmetic which can impart, to hairs, flexibility, smoothness and oily feeling when the hairs are wetted and smoothness, softness and combing easiness after the hairs are dried are provided, the hair cosmetic comprising an amine represented by the formula (I): Formula (I) (wherein Rrepresents a Calkyl group or alkenyl group or a group represented by the formula RO-(AO)&#x2014;CH&#x2014;(Rrepresents a Calkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 40 carbon atoms, A represents a Calkylene group, n denotes a number from 0 to 30 in average and m denotes an integer of 2 or 3), Rrepresents a Calkylene group, Rrepresents H, a Calkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group or a Caryl group or arylalkyl group, Rrepresents H, a Calkyl group, alkylene group or hydroxyalkyl group or a Caryl group or arylalkyl group, p denotes an integer from 1 to 3, q and r denote integers from 0 to 2 and p+q+r is equal to 3. Also, the amine (I) can be produced with high selectivity and highly economically by reacting a primary amine with an aminocarboxylic acid to run amidation. An amine represented by the formula (1), its salt or quaternary ammonium salt are also provided:Formula (1) 

Hair cosmetic, aminocarboxylic acid amide and method for producing the same

A hair cosmetic which can impart, to hairs, flexibility, smoothness and oily feeling when the hairs are wetted and smoothness, softness and combing easiness after the hairs are dried are provided, the hair cosmetic comprising an amine represented by the formula (I): (wherein Rrepresents a Calkyl group or alkenyl group or a group represented by the formula RO-(AO)&#x2014;CH&#x2014;(Rrepresents a Calkyl group or alkenyl group having 8 to 40 carbon atoms, A represents a Calkylene group, n denotes a number from 0 to 30 in average and m denotes an integer of 2 or 3), Rrepresents a Calkylene group, Rrepresents H, a Calkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group or a Caryl group or arylalkyl group, Rrepresents H, a Calkyl group, alkylene group or hydroxyalkyl group or a Caryl group or arylalkyl group, p denotes an integer from 1 to 3, q and r denote integers from 0 to 2 and p+q+r is equal to 3. Also, the amine (I) can be produced with high selectivity and highly economically by reacting a primary amine with an aminocarboxylic acid to run amidation. An amine represented by the formula (1), its salt or quaternary ammonium salt are also provided: 

The present invention provides a softener composition which contains a softening base having an excellent softening effect and satisfactory biodegradability. That is, the present invention provides the softener composition which comprises (A) a nonionic compound which has at least one Calkyl or alkenyl group and an amide bond but contains no dissociative group of amino or carboxyl group; and (B) at least one member selected among (B-&#x3b1;) cationic or ampholytic surfactants having one Calkyl or alkenyl group or one optionally substituted aryl group and (B-&#x3b2;) amino compounds having at least one Calkyl or alkenyl group and salts of the compounds.

Softener composition

The present invention provides a softening base and a softener having biodegradability employing a quaternary ammonium salt composition comprising (M) a monoester quaternary salt represented by the formula (I), (D) a diester quaternary salt represented by the formula (II) and (T) a triester quaternary salt represented by the formula (III), wherein the amount of (M) is 15 to 85% by weight, the amount of (D) is 0 to 44% by weight and the amount of (T) is 15 to 85% by weight based on the total amounts of (M), (D) and (T). The present invention also provides a process for producing the softener base and composition. wherein R, R, n and Xare defined herein.

Quaternary ammonium salt composition

A softener composition, which contains tri-long-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium salt that has been considered to be difficult to use as a softener base agent, and which can provide a softener composition that provides a sufficient softening performance, is provided with (A) a cationic surfactant comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salts represented by the formulae (I), (II) or (III), wherein the ratio of quaternary ammonium salt represented by the formula (I) to the total amount of these salts exceeds 50 weight %, with the ratio thereof represented by (III) being set to not more than 10%, and (B) at least one nonionic surfactant. In this case, (A) may include tertiary amine. (wherein, R, Rand Rrepresent long-chain alkyl groups, etc. having total carbon atoms of 8 to 40, which may be intersected by an ether group, an ester group or an amide group; Rrepresents an alkyl group, etc. having carbon atoms of 1 to 6, and Xrepresents an anionic group.)

An aqueous high-concentration solution of N,N-dialkylglycine, economical, easy to handle, and useful for subsequent organic chemical reactions, is provided. Also is provided a process for production thereof. The aqueous high-concentration solution of N,N-dialkylglycine which contains the N,N-dialkylglycine at a concentration of 30&#x2013;80% by mass, and a metal-mineral acid salt at a content of 0.3&#x2013;3% by mass can be produced industrially from an aqueous N,N-dialkylglycine alkali metal salt as the source material by the steps of

Highly concentrated aqueous solutions of N,N-dialkyl-glycines and process for preparation thereof

A softener composition, which contains tri-long-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium salt that has been considered to be difficult to use as a softener base agent, and which can provide a softener composition that provides a sufficient softening performance, is provided with (A) a cationic surfactant comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salts represented by the formulae (I), (II) or (III), wherein the ratio of quaternary ammonium salt represented by the formula (I) to the total amount of these salts exceeds 50 weight %, with the ratio thereof represented by (III) being set to not more than 10%, and (B) at least one nonionic surfactant. In this case, (A) may include tertiary amine.(wherein, R, Rand Rrepresent long-chain alkyl groups, etc. having total carbon atoms of 8 to 40, which may be intersected by an ether group, an ester group or an amide group; Rrepresents an alkyl group, etc. having carbon atoms of 1 to 6, and Xrepresents an anionic group.)

Softening finish composition

The present invention provides a softener composition which contains a softening base having an excellent softening effect and satisfactory biodegradability. That is, the present invention provides the softener composition that has (A) a nonionic compound which has at least one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group and an amide bond but contains no dissociative group of amino or carboxyl group; and (B) at least one member selected among (B-&agr;) cationic or ampholytic surfactants having one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group or one optionally substituted aryl group and (B-&bgr;) amino compounds, having at least one C -C alkyl or alkenyl group and salts of the compunds.

Softener compositions

A method for enhancing an efficacy of an agricultural chemical which comprises incorporating a specific quaternary ammonium enhancer into a diluted solution of the agricultural chemical.

Agricultural chemical composition

Liquid softener compositions and quaternary ammonium salt

A liquid softener composition comprising a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the general formula (1) and a method for its preparation: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are an alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are an unsubstituted or hydroxyl group-substituted linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group of 8 to 36 carbon atoms, A is a linear or branched alkylene group of 2 or 3 carbon atoms, X is an anion group, n is an integer in the range of 1 to 6, and m is a numeral in the range of 0 to 20.

Quarternary ammonium salt, method for production thereof, and softener

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Tohru Katoh