Fluorine-containing alkyl-sulfato-betaines and processes for their manufacture

Claim 2

Fluorine-containing alkyl-sulfato-betaines of the formula ##STR15## in which R f denotes a perfluoroalkyl radical with 3 to 16 C atoms, R 1 denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 C atoms, R 2 denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 C atoms, Q denotes the alkylene radicals --CH 2 CH 2 -- or ##STR16## m denotes the numbers 0 or 1 and, if m is 0, p is an integer from 1 to 4 and, if m is 1, p is the number 1.

Claim 3

Fluorine-containing alkyl-sulfato-betaines as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the formula indicated in the said claim, R f denotes a perfluoroalkyl radical with 5 to 12 C atoms, R 1 denotes an alkyl radical with 1 or 2 C atoms, R 2 denotes an alkyl radical with 1 or 2 C atoms, Q denotes the alkylene radical --CH 2 CH 2 --, m denotes the numbers 0 or 1 and, if m is 0, p is an integer from 2 to 4 and, if m is 1, p is the number 1.

Claim 4

Process for the manufacture of fluorine-containing alkyl-sulfato-betaines as claimed in claim 1, which comprises first reacting a compound of the formula ##STR17## in which R f , Q, m and p are as defined in claim 1, with at least one known sulfating agent at -30° to +60° C. in the presence of at least one solvent (a) which dissolves the abovementioned amine and does not react with the sulfating agent, dissolving the resulting product, after removing the solvent (a), in at least one polar solvent (b), neutralizing the solution with at least one known alkali and then reacting the neutral solution at 40° to 130° C. and under a pressure of about 1 to about 6 bars with a compound of the formula R 2 Z, in which Z is Cl, Br, I or --OSO 2 OR 2 and R 2 is as defined in claim 1.

Claim 5

Process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the sulfating agent employed is sulfur trioxide or chlorosulfonic acid.

Claim 6

Process as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 4 wherein the sulfation is carried out at 0° to 30° C.

Claim 7

Process as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 4 wherein one or more of the following solvents (a) are employed in the sulfation: carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, methylene chloride, 1,2,2-trichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane, aceto-nitrile and liquid sulfur dioxide.

Claim 8

Process as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 4 wherein at least one of the following compounds is employed as the polar solvent (b): aliphatic monoalcohols with 1 to 6 C atoms, aliphatic ether-alcohols with 3 to 6 C atoms, glycol or water.

Claim 9

Process as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 4 wherein at least one of the following compounds is employed as the alkali: alcoholates of aliphatic monoalcohols with 1 to 4 C atoms or hydroxides of sodium or potassium.

Claim 10

Process as claimed in any one of claims 3 or 4 wherein the neutral solution is reacted with methyl iodide, methyl chloride or dimethyl sulfate.