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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin M Crutchfield, Creve Coeur, MD (US);
Victor D Papanu, Maryland Heights, MD (US);
Craig B Warren, Rumson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528230 ; 525398 ; 528232 ; 528241 ; 560180 ;
Abstract
A polyacetal carboxylate is provided having the following empirical formula: ##STR1## where M is selected from the group consisting of akali metal, ammonium, tetra-alkyl ammonium groups and alkanol ammonium groups, and n averages at least 4. Such polyacetal carboxylates can be used as complexing agents and detergency builders.