Novel quaternary compounds

Claim 1

Quaternary compound of the formula ##STR27## wherein R is an amidoamine moiety of the formula ##STR28## wherein R 1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, or hydroxyalkyl of from 5 to 22 carbon atoms each, or aryl or alkaryl of up to 20 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or alkenyl of up to 6 carbon atoms each or cycloalkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms, preferably of from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or polyoxyalkalene of up to 10 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 , which may be the same or different, are selected from alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms in each alkyl moiety, and polyoxyalkylene of up to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer from 2 to 12; Y is alkylene, optionally interrupted by up to 3 oxygen atoms, of up to 12 carbon atoms, optionally containing a substituent selected from lower alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or hydroxyalkyl of not more than 10 carbon atoms each; A is selected from OM or OYR + wherein Y and R are defined as above and M is an organic radical selected from alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms, polyhydroxyalkyl of up to 10 carbon atoms, glyceryl, cycloalkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms, aryl or arylalkyl of up to 10 carbon atoms; X - is an anion; z is an integer from 1 to 2, with the proviso that when A is OM, z is 1 and when A is OYR, z is 2.