Polyoxyalkylene surface active agents having heteric polyoxyethylene solubilizing chains

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A SURFACE ACTIVE MIXTURE OF CONJUGATED POLYOXYALKYLENE COMPOUNDS, SAID COMPOUNDS CONSISTING OF THE NUCLEUS OF AN ORGANIC REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUND HAVING FROM 1 TO 6 REACTIVE HYDROGEN ATOMS AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MONO- AND POLYHYDRIC ALKANOLS HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, ALKYL ETHERS OF ALKANOLS HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, PRIMARY ALKYLAMINES HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, SECONDARY DISALKYLAMINES HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, ALKYLENE POLYAMINES HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, PIPERAZINE, CARBONSUBSTITUTED METHYLPIPERAZINES, ALKANE AMIDES HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, N-ALKYL ALKANE AMIDES HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, BENZENESULFONAMIDE, N-ETHYLBENZENESULFONAMIDE, N-PROPYLETHANCESULFONAMIDE, AND MONO- AND POLYCARBOXYLIC ALKANOIC ACIDS HAVING UP TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE, A HYDROPHOBIC POLYOXALKYLENE CHAIN HAVING AN AVERAGE OXYGEN/CARBON ATOM RATIO OF NOT MORE THAN 0.40 ATTACHED AT ONE END THEREOF TO THE NUCLEUS OF SAID ORGANIC REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUND AT THE SITE OF EACH OF ITS REACTIVE HYDROGEN AATOMS, SAID HYDROPHOBIC POLYOXYALKYLENE CHAIN CONSISTING OF POLYMERS OF OXALKYLENE GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYPROPYLENE, OXYBUTYLENE, OXYAMYLENE, OXYSTYRENE, MIXTURES OF SAID OXYALKYLENE GROUPS WITH EACH OTHER AND MIXTURES OF SAID OXYALKYLENE GROUPS WITH OXYETHYLENE GROUPS, THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF SAID ORGANIC REACTIVE HYDROGEN COMPOUND AND ATTACHED HYDROPHOBIC POLYOXYALKYLENE CHAINS BEING IN THE RANGE OF AT LEAST ABOUT 400-900 AND UP TO ABOUT 25,000, AND A HETERIC HYDROPHILIC POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE OTHER END OF EACH OF SAID HYDROPHIBIC POLYOSYALKYLENE CHAINS, SAID HETERIC HYDROPHILIC POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAIN CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 95-40 WEIGHT PERCENT OF OXYETHYLENE GROUPS AND 5-60 WEIGHT PERCENT OF HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT OXYALKYLENE GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYPROPYLENE, OXYBUTYLENE, OXYSTYRENE AND MIXTURES THEREOF, HETERIC HYDROPHILIC POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAIN HAVING AN AVERAGE OXYGEN/CARBON ATOM RATIO OF GREATER THAN 0.40 AND THE WEIGHT OF SAID HETERIC HYDROPHILIC POLYOXYETHYLENE CHAIN BEING SUCH AS TO CONSTITUTE FROM 5-90 WEIGHT PERCENT OF THE MIXTURE OF COMPOUNDS.