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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Scott William Waite, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John Cort Severns, West Chester, OH (US);
Mark Robert Sivik, Fairfield, OH (US);
Frederick Anthony Hartman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Esters of perfume alcohols having at least one free carboxylate group are provided. The esters have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 straight, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylaryl or aryl group; R' is a perfume alcohol with a boiling point at 760 mm Hg of less than about 300.degree. C.; and m and n are independently an integer of 1 or greater. The esters are employed as perfume components in laundry and cleaning compositions such as fabric softening compositions.