Patent classifications
C08G65/324
MULTIFUNCTIONAL N-OXIDE HYDROTROPES, CLEANING FORMULATIONS CONTAINING THEM AND USE THEREOF
An N-oxide compound has the formula (I):
##STR00001## wherein R represents a fatty linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 8-30 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated lower alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms; and n represents at least 8 and at most 25. The compound of formula (I) acts as a hydrotrope and is useful for cleaning applications. Processes of preparing the compound, cleaning compositions containing the compound, and methods of using the compound to clean an object are also disclosed.
MULTIFUNCTIONAL N-OXIDE HYDROTROPES, CLEANING FORMULATIONS CONTAINING THEM AND USE THEREOF
An N-oxide compound has the formula (I):
##STR00001## wherein R represents a fatty linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 8-30 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated lower alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms; and n represents at least 8 and at most 25. The compound of formula (I) acts as a hydrotrope and is useful for cleaning applications. Processes of preparing the compound, cleaning compositions containing the compound, and methods of using the compound to clean an object are also disclosed.