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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akiyoshi Kimura, Wakayama, JP;
Ojiro Tamagawa, Wakayama, JP;
KAO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compound is provided that exhibits high detergency even when contained at a low concentration in a detergent composition, and that has a narrow gelation concentration range at low temperatures and excellent handling properties; a precursor compound for producing the compound; and a surfactant composition and a detergent composition that include the compound. The compound of the present invention is represented by a chemical formula (1) below: wherein Rand Rare each an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, X is a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 5 or less carbon atoms, a total number of carbon atoms of R, R, and X is 2 or more and 39 or less, Ais —O(-AO)—H or —O(-AO)—H, Ais —O—RO(-AO)—H or —O(-AO)—H, wherein R, A, A, A, A, m, n, p, q are defined in the specification.