A Schiff base compound configured to detoxify a toxic chemical agent. The toxic chemical agent includes at least one leaving group and the Schiff base compound includes an imine having at least one Lewis base and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced way from the electron acceptor by a distance that ranges from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm.

A Schiff base compound configured to detoxify a toxic chemical agent. The toxic chemical agent includes at least one leaving group and the Schiff base compound includes an imine having at least one Lewis base and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced way from the electron acceptor by a distance that ranges from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm.

A method of using select Schiff base compounds for chemical agent detoxification. The method including applying a compound to the contaminated substrate. The compound includes an imine having at least one Schiff base nitrogen and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced away from the electron acceptor by a distance ranging from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm. The substrate and the compound are dried. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen of the compound promotes a nucleophilic attack on an electrophilic site of the toxic chemical agent.

A method of using select Schiff base compounds for chemical agent detoxification. The method including applying a compound to the contaminated substrate. The compound includes an imine having at least one Schiff base nitrogen and an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent having an electron acceptor. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen is spaced away from the electron acceptor by a distance ranging from about 200 pm to about 1000 pm. The substrate and the compound are dried. The at least one Schiff base nitrogen of the compound promotes a nucleophilic attack on an electrophilic site of the toxic chemical agent.

A method of treating a fabric, the method comprising the step of: subjecting the fabric to a wash liquor comprising from 100 ppm to 600 ppm of a surfactant system; and rising the fabric with a rinse liquor comprising from about 110.sup.2 to about 110.sup.8 CFU/l of the aqueous liquor, of bacterial spores.

A method of treating a fabric, the method comprising the step of: subjecting the fabric to a wash liquor comprising from 100 ppm to 600 ppm of a surfactant system; and rising the fabric with a rinse liquor comprising from about 110.sup.2 to about 110.sup.8 CFU/l of the aqueous liquor, of bacterial spores.

Disclosed is a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent that contains a smoothing agent (A) and (poly)oxyalkylene derivative (B). The smoothing agent (A) contains an ester compound (A1) of glycerin and a fatty acid containing fatty acid (X). The fatty acid (X) is a fatty acid with 16 to 24 carbon atoms. The proportion of the fatty acid (X), determined by the following mathematical equation, is 50% by mass or more: Proportion of fatty acid (X)=(Total mass of fatty acid with 16 to 24 carbon atoms derived from ester compound (A1) in the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent/Total mass of fatty acid derived from ester compound (A1) in the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent)100.

Disclosed is a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent that contains a smoothing agent (A) and (poly)oxyalkylene derivative (B). The smoothing agent (A) contains an ester compound (A1) of glycerin and a fatty acid containing fatty acid (X). The fatty acid (X) is a fatty acid with 16 to 24 carbon atoms. The proportion of the fatty acid (X), determined by the following mathematical equation, is 50% by mass or more: Proportion of fatty acid (X)=(Total mass of fatty acid with 16 to 24 carbon atoms derived from ester compound (A1) in the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent/Total mass of fatty acid derived from ester compound (A1) in the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent)100.

A deodorizing and anti-irritating brassiere is presented. The brassiere includes one or more fabric portions and the fabric portions are made of nylon, polyester, cotton, and polyurethane (e.g., Spandex); these include fabric blends of nylon, polyester, cotton, and polyurethane/Spandex. The brassiere has a deodorizing and anti-irritating coating that includes a deodorizing, bactericidal and fungicidal component of

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wherein m is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and a deodorizing component that includes the following compound:

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and a compound according to the following formula (I)

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wherein n is 6, 7, 8; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are jointly or independently selected from H or

CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SO.sub.3.sup.Na.sup.+(II)

wherein the total number of groups represented by formula (II) can be 2, 4.

A deodorizing and anti-irritating brassiere is presented. The brassiere includes one or more fabric portions and the fabric portions are made of nylon, polyester, cotton, and polyurethane (e.g., Spandex); these include fabric blends of nylon, polyester, cotton, and polyurethane/Spandex. The brassiere has a deodorizing and anti-irritating coating that includes a deodorizing, bactericidal and fungicidal component of

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wherein m is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and a deodorizing component that includes the following compound:

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and a compound according to the following formula (I)

##STR00003##

wherein n is 6, 7, 8; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are jointly or independently selected from H or

CH.sub.2CH.sub.2SO.sub.3.sup.Na.sup.+(II)

wherein the total number of groups represented by formula (II) can be 2, 4.