Compositions of quaternary ammonium derivatives of lanolin acids

Claim 2

An improved quaternary ammonium composition comprising (a) 35-75 weight percent of an aliphatic, saturated, branched-chain diol having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms with at least three carbon atoms separating the hydroxyl groups and at least two alkyl groups having a total of at least three carbon atoms, one of the alkyl groups being attached to the carbon atom immediately adjacent to one of the hydroxyl groups, and (b) 25-65 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##STR6## where L represents the acyl radicals derived from lanolin fatty acids, R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are C 1-4 alkyl groups, R 4 is a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals, X is an anion selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulfate, alkylsulfate and alkylphosphate and n is an integer from 2 to 5.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein the quaternary ammonium compound is derived from refined lanolin acids.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 1 wherein the branched-chain diol has the formula ##STR7## wherein m is an integer from 1 to 5 and at least one of the groups R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms with the remaining R groups being hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms.

Claim 5

The composition of claim 3 containing 40-65 weight percent of the branched-chain diol and 35-60% by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound from refined lanolin acids.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 4 wherein the quaternary ammonium compound has the formula ##STR8## where LAN represents the radicals derived from refined lanolin fatty acids and R' is a methyl or ethyl radical.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 5 wherein the refined lanolin fatty acids have an acid value of 140-150 , hydroxyl value of 30-45 and melt in the range 40°-50° C.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 6 wherein the branched-chain diol is 2-methyl-2,4- pentanediol.

Claim 9

The composition of claim 6 wherein the branched-chain diol is 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol.

Claim 10

A clear aqueous solution containing 25-75 weight percent of a water soluble composition comprising (a) 35-75 weight percent of an aliphatic, saturated branched-chain diol having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and having the formula ##STR9## wherein m is an integer from 1 to 5 and at least one of the groups R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms with the remainining R groups being hydrogen or an alkyl radical containing from one to four carbon atoms and (b) 25-65 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound derived from refined lanolin acids and having the formula ##STR10## wherein L represents the acyl radicals derived from the refined lanolin acids, R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups containing one to four carbon atoms, R 4 is a radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals, X is an anion selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulfate, alkyl sulfate and alkylphosphate and n is an integer from 2 to 5.

Claim 11

A clear aqueous solution containing 25-75 weight percent of a water soluble composition comprising (a) 35-75 weight percent of an aliphatic, saturated branched-chain diol having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and having the formula ##STR9## wherein m is an integer from 1 to 5 and at least one of the groups R 5 , R 6 or R 7 is an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms with the remainining R groups being hydrogen or an alkyl radical containing from one to four carbon atoms and (b) 25-65 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound derived from refined lanolin acids and having the formula ##STR10## wherein L represents the acyl radicals derived from the refined lanolin acids, R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups containing one to four carbon atoms, R 4 is a radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl, hydroxyalkyl and unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals, X is an anion selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulfate, alkyl sulfate and alkylphosphate and n is an integer from 2 to 5.

Claim 12

The aqueous solution of claim 9 wherein the water soluble composition contains 40-65 weight percent of the branched-chain diol and 35-60 weight percent of the quaternary ammonium compound.

Claim 13

The aqueous solution of claim 10 wherein the quaternary ammoniun compound has the formula ##STR11## where LAN represents the radicals derived from refined lanolin fatty acids having an acid value of 140-150, hydroxyl value 30-45 and melting in the range 40°-50° C and R' is a methyl or ethyl radical.

Claim 14

The aqueous solution of claim 11 wherein the branched-chain diol is 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol.

Claim 15

The aqueous solution of claim 11 wherein the branched-chain diol is 2-ethyl-1,3 hexanediol.