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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1977
Andreas Syldatk, Dusseldorf, DE;
Jens Conrad, Hilden, DE;
Harald Schnegelberger, Leichlingen, DE;
Hans Andree, Leichlingen, DE;
Gunter Jakobi, Hilden, DE;
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Dusseldorf-Holthausen, DE;
Abstract
Reaction products of .epsilon.-caprolactam with vicinal hydroxyalkylamines and possible adducts thereof with epoxyalkanes having the overall formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having 1 to 16 carbon atoms with the proviso that the sum of the carbon atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is from 6 to 30 when R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl and from 6 to 16 when R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen, R.sub.3 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and ##STR2## where m is an integer from 2 to 10, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, EPA is an epoxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and glycide, x is a number representing mols of from 1 to 5 and y is a number representing mols of from 0 to 5; and the organic and inorganic acid salts thereof; the reaction products are useful as antimicrobials in the treatment of aqueous media and in detergents together with other surface-active compounds.