Surfactant cake compositions containing solubility reducing agents

Claim 2

A solid, water dispersible composition comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials, and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of a solubility reducing agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR29## wherein R' is selected from methyl or ethyl and R is selected from: i. An (m.n.o)bicycloalkane derivative having the following skeletal structure: ##STR30## wherein m is from 2 to 3, n is from 1 to 2, and o is from 1 to 2, and wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; ii. A derivative of (4.4.0)bicyclo-trans-decalin having the following skeletal structure: ##STR31## wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; iii. A derivative of cyclohexane having the followig skeletal structure: ##STR32## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each selected from an ethyl, methyl, or propyl moiety, and wherein the balance of the molecule is attached to the non-l position of the cyclohexane ring of said R moiety; and iv. An n-nonyl moiety.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal paraffin sulfonates, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates having an alkyl chain length of about 11 to 13 carbon atoms, and branched sodium alkyl sulfates having an alkyl chain length of 12 to 15 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 2 wherein said anionic surfactant is a sodium paraffin sulfonate surfactant.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 3 wherein said anionic surfactant comprises about 82% of said composition.

Claim 6

The invention of claim 1 wherein said solubility reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl ester of abietic acid, n-nonyl acetate, fenchyl acetate, frutene, isobornyl propionate, cedrenyl acetate, 1-acetoxy-2(1,1-dimethyl-n-propyl)cyclohexane, and 1-tertiary butyl-4-acetoxy cyclohexane.

Claim 7

The invention of claim 5 wherein said solubility reducing agent is selected from a group consisting of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl ester of abietic acid, and n-nonyl acetate.

Claim 8

The invention of claim 6 wherein said solubility reducing agent is isobornyl acetate.

Claim 9

A solid, water dispersible composition comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of cedranone.

Claim 10

A solid, water dispersible composition comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of cedranone.

Claim 11

The invention of claim 8 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal paraffin sulfonates, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates having an alkyl chain length of about 11 to 13 carbon atoms, and branched sodium alkyl sulfates having an alkyl chain length of 12 to 15 carbon atoms.

Claim 12

The invention of claim 9 wherein said anionic surfactant is a sodium paraffin sulfonate surfactant.

Claim 13

A composition adapted to deliver ingredients to a toilet bowl comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of a solubility reducing agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR33## wherein R' is selected from methyl or ethyl and R is selected from: i. An (m.n.o)bicycloalkane derivative having the following skeletal structure: ##STR34## wherein m is from 2 to 3, n is from 1 to 2, and o is from 1 to 2, and wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; ii. A derivative of (4.4.0)bicyclo-trans-decalin having the following skeletal structure: ##STR35## wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; iii. A derivative of cyclohexane having the following skeletal structure: ##STR36## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each selected from an ethyl, methyl, or propyl moiety, and wherein the balance of the molecule is attached to the non-l position of the cyclohexane ring of said R moiety; and iv. An n-nonyl moiety.

Claim 14

A composition adapted to deliver ingredients to a toilet bowl comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of a solubility reducing agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR33## wherein R' is selected from methyl or ethyl and R is selected from: i. An (m.n.o)bicycloalkane derivative having the following skeletal structure: ##STR34## wherein m is from 2 to 3, n is from 1 to 2, and o is from 1 to 2, and wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; ii. A derivative of (4.4.0)bicyclo-trans-decalin having the following skeletal structure: ##STR35## wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; iii. A derivative of cyclohexane having the following skeletal structure: ##STR36## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each selected from an ethyl, methyl, or propyl moiety, and wherein the balance of the molecule is attached to the non-l position of the cyclohexane ring of said R moiety; and iv. An n-nonyl moiety.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 11 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group of surface active agents consisting of alkali metal paraffin sulfonates, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates having an alkyl chain length of about 11 to 13 carbon atoms, and branched sodium alkyl sulfates having an alkyl chain length of 12 to 15 carbon atoms.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 12 wherein said anionic surfactant is a sodium paraffin sulfonate surfactant.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 13 wherein said anionic surfactant comprises about 82% of said composition.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 10 wherein the solubility reducing agent is selected from a group consistig of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl ester of abietic acid, n-nonyl acetate, fenchyl acetate, frutene, isobornyl propionate, cedrenyl acetate, 1-acetoxy-2(1,1-dimethyl-n-propyl)cyclohexane, and 1-tertiary butyl-4-acetoxy cyclohexane.

Claim 19

The composition of claim 15 wherein said solubility reducing agent is selected from a group consisting of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl esters of abietic acid, and n-nonyl acetate.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 16 wherein said solubility reducing agent is isobornyl acetate.

Claim 21

In an integrated toilet tank dispenser with independent first and second dispensing means, wherein said first dispensing means is adapted to dispense ingredients which provide at least 3 ppm of available chlorine to the water of a toilet bowl, and wherein said second dispensing means is adapted to receive a cake of ingredients and to dispense a sufficient portion of said cake of ingredients to a toilet to provide 2 ppm to 30 ppm of said ingredients to a toilet bowl, the improvement wherein said cake of ingredients is a solid cake comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of a solubility reducing agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR37## wherein R' is selected from methyl or ethyl and R is selected from: i. An (m.n.o)bicycloalkane derivative having the following skeletal structure: ##STR38## wherein m is from 2 to 3, n is from 1 to 2, and o is from 1 to 2, and wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; ii. A derivative of (4.4.0)bicyclo-trans-decalin having the following skeletal structure: ##STR39## wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; iii. A derivative of cyclohexane having the following skeletal structure: ##STR40## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each selected from an ethyl, methyl, or propyl moiety, and wherein the balance of the molecule is attached to an unsubstituted position of the cyclohexane ring of said moiety; and iv. An n-nonyl moiety.

Claim 22

In an integrated toilet tank dispenser with independent first and second dispensing means, wherein said first dispensing means is adapted to dispense ingredients which provide at least 3 ppm of available chlorine to the water of a toilet bowl, and wherein said second dispensing means is adapted to receive a cake of ingredients and to dispense a sufficient portion of said cake of ingredients to a toilet to provide 2 ppm to 30 ppm of said ingredients to a toilet bowl, the improvement wherein said cake of ingredients is a solid cake comprising: A. 40% to 99.5% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of the organic sulfates and sulfonates having surface active properties; B. 0% to 59.5% of optional ingredients selected from the group consisting of perfumes, dyes, manganese stain inhibiting materials, bleach activators, diluent materials and mixtures thereof; and C. 0.5% to 20% of a solubility reducing agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR37## wherein R' is selected from methyl or ethyl and R is selected from: i. An (m.n.o)bicycloalkane derivative having the following skeletal structure: ##STR38## wherein m is from 2 to 3, n is from 1 to 2, and o is from 1 to 2, and wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; ii. A derivative of (4.4.0)bicyclo-trans-decalin having the following skeletal structure: ##STR39## wherein a nonbridgehead site of said R moiety is attached to the balance of the molecule; iii. A derivative of cyclohexane having the following skeletal structure: ##STR40## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each selected from an ethyl, methyl, or propyl moiety, and wherein the balance of the molecule is attached to an unsubstituted position of the cyclohexane ring of said moiety; and iv. An n-nonyl moiety.

Claim 23

The dispenser of claim 18 wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal paraffin sulfonates, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates having an alkyl chain length of about 11 to 13 carbon atoms, and branched sodium alkyl sulfates having an alkyl chain length of 12 to 15 carbon atoms.

Claim 24

The dispenser of claim 19 wherein said anionic surfactant is a sodium paraffin sulfonate surfactant.

Claim 25

The dispenser of claim 20 wherein said anionic surfactant comprises about 82% of said composition.

Claim 26

The dispenser of claim 18 wherein said solubility reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl ester of abietic acid, n-nonyl acetate, fenchyl acetate, frutene, isobornyl propionate, cedrenyl acetate, 1-acetoxy-2(1,1-dimethyl-n-propyl)cyclohexane, and 1-tertiary butyl-4-acetoxy cyclohexane.

Claim 27

The dispenser of claim 22 wherein said solubility reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of isobornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, 4-tertiary butyl cyclohexyl acetate, methyl ester of abietic acid, and nonyl acetate.

Claim 28

The dispenser of claim 23 wherein said solubility reducing agent is isobornyl acetate.