Surface active nonionic 2-hydroxyalkyl 3-alkoxy-2-hydroxyalkyl phosphate esters

Abstract

Abstract SURFACE ACTIVE NONIONIC 2-HYDROXYALKYL AND 3-ALKOXY-2HYDROXYALKYL PHOSPHATE ESTERS HAVING ONE OR TWO HIGHER ALCOHOL OR ALKYLPHENOL OXYETHYLATE RADICALS, AND CONFORMING TO THE FOLLOWING GENERAL FORMULA: WHERE R IS A LINEAR OR BRANCHED ALKYL GROUP HAVING EIGHT TO 18 CARBON ATOMS, OF WHICH AT LEAST SIX ARE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED CARBON-TO-CARBON CHAIN, OR AN ALKYLPHENYL GROUP HAVING EIGHT TO 15 CARBON ATOMS IN A LINEAR OR BRANCHED ALKYL GROUP, OF WHICH THE ALKYL SUBSTITUENT HAS AT LEAST FOUR CARBON ATOMS IN AN UNINTERRUPTED CARBON-TO-CARBON CHAIN, WHICH MAY BE BRANCHED BUT IS Y IS HYDROGEN OR AN ALKYL GROUP WITH AN UNINTERRUPTED CARBON CHAIN OF ONE TO 16 CARBON ATOMS, OR A METHOXYALKYL GROUP -CH2-O-R1, WHERE R'' IS AN ALKYL RADICAL HAVING ONE TO 18 CARBON ATOMS; N IS A NUMBER OF TWO TO 20; M IS A NUMBER OF ONE OR TWO; M'' IS A NUMBER OF ONE OR TWO; AND M + M'' EQUALS 3. SUCH COMPOUNDS BEING USEFUL AS DETERGENTS, DRYCLEANING AGENTS, WETTING AGENTS, EMULSIFIERS AND LUBRICANTS.

Inventors

• 👤 Robert Ernst

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