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Synergistic germicidal compositions containing 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol

Assignee: Novartis Corp
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Filing: 1975-08-13
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Granted: 1976-07-06
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Expires: 1995-08-13
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Abstract

Abstract A mixture of I. 3,5-DIMETHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOL WITH ONE OF II. BIS-(3,5,6-TRICHLORO-2-HYDROXYPHENYL) METHANE III. 2,4,4'-TRICHLORO-2'-HYDROXYDIPHENYL ETHER IV. 3,4',5-TRIBROMO SALICYLANILIDE OR A MIXTURE OF ANY THREE OF SAID COMPOUNDS EXHIBITS SYNERGISTIC GERMICIDAL ACTIVITY AND CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE SOAPS, DETERGENTS AND COSMETICS WITH GERMICIDAL ACTIVITY.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alan G. Schenkel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/42; A01; A01N; A01N31/00; A01N31/08; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/347; A61Q; A61Q17/00; A61Q17/005; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/59

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 44 words
A bactericidal composition comprising a mixture of i. 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol with one or two of ii. bis-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methane, iii. 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether and iv. 3,4',5-tribromo-salicylanilide, the ratio of (i) to (ii) - (iv) being about 1:1 for a binary mixture and about 1:1:1 for a ternary mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 44 words
A bactericidal composition comprising a mixture of i. 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol with one or two of ii. bis-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methane, iii. 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether and iv. 3,4',5-tribromo-salicylanilide, the ratio of (i) to (ii) - (iv) being about 1:1 for a binary mixture and about 1:1:1 for a ternary mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol and bis-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl) methane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol and 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 11 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol and 3,4',5-tribromo-salicylanilide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol, bis-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methane and 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol, 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether and 3,4',5-tribromo-salicylanilide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 12 words
A bacteridical composition according to claim 1 comprising 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol, bis-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methane and 3,4',5-tribromo-salicylanilide
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 35 words
The bactericidal composition of claim 1, wherein the mixture of (i) and (ii) - (iv) is 0.075 to 2.0% by weight of the composition which further comprises an anionic or nonionic detergent or mixture thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 29 words
The bactericidal composition of claim 1, wherein the mixture of (i) and (ii) - (iv) is 0.075 to 2.0% by weight of the composition which further comprises a soap.

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