Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
A water-soluble polyamine, obtained by reacting (A) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible basic polyamide which has been prepared by condensation of (a) at least one aliphatic polyamine containing at least two primary amino groups and at least one secondary or tertiary amino group, or of a mixture of such a polyamine and at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic polyamine containing two primary or two secondary amino groups or one primary and one secondary amino group, with (b) an omega amino acid containing at least 3 carbon atoms or a lactam thereof, and (c) at least one saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid containing 4-10 carbon atoms, or with an amide-forming functional derivative thereof, (B) at least one polyalkylenepolyamine of the general formula ##STR7## in which R denotes H or CH 3 , Y is in each case the same or different and denotes the number 0 or 1 and x denotes a number from 4 to 2,500, or a mixture of such a polyalkylenepolyamine with at least one amine of the same general formula, but in which X denotes a number from 1 to 3, the weight ratio of basic polyamides A to polyalkylenepolyamines B ranging from 1 to 10:10 to 1, and (C) an alpha, omega,-alkylene dihalide, 0.01-0.5 mol of alkylene dihalide being used per mol of basic nitrogen atom in the basic polyamide and polyalkylenepolyamine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
A water-soluble polyamine, obtained by reacting (A) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible basic polyamide which has been prepared by condensation of (a) at least one aliphatic polyamine containing at least two primary amino groups and at least one secondary or tertiary amino group, or of a mixture of such a polyamine and at least one aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic polyamine containing two primary or two secondary amino groups or one primary and one secondary amino group, with (b) an omega amino acid containing at least 3 carbon atoms or a lactam thereof, and (c) at least one saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid containing 4-10 carbon atoms, or with an amide-forming functional derivative thereof, (B) at least one polyalkylenepolyamine of the general formula ##STR7## in which R denotes H or CH 3 , Y is in each case the same or different and denotes the number 0 or 1 and x denotes a number from 4 to 2,500, or a mixture of such a polyalkylenepolyamine with at least one amine of the same general formula, but in which X denotes a number from 1 to 3, the weight ratio of basic polyamides A to polyalkylenepolyamines B ranging from 1 to 10:10 to 1, and (C) an alpha, omega,-alkylene dihalide, 0.01-0.5 mol of alkylene dihalide being used per mol of basic nitrogen atom in the basic polyamide and polyalkylenepolyamine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein virtually all the functional groups of the alkylene dihalide have reacted during the reaction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the reaction product of 1 mol of 1,2-dichloroethane with 6 to 30 mols of ammonia, which has been freed from ethylenediamine, is employed as the polyalkylenepolyamine B.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 3, wherein the reaction product of 1 mol of 1,2-dichloroethane and 6 to 30 mols of ammonia in the presence of 0.1-1 mol of ethylenediamine, is employed as the polyalkylenepolyamine B.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the reaction product of 1 mol of 1,2-dichloroethane with 6 to 30 mols of ammonia, which has been freed from ethylenediamine and diethylenetriamine, is used as the polyalkylenepolyamine B.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 5, wherein the reaction product of 1 mol of 1,2-dichloroethane with 6 to 30 mols of ammonia in the presence of 0.1-1 mol of ethylenediamine and diethylenetriamine, is employed as the polyalkylenepolyamine B.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the amine prepared by condensation of 1,2-dichloroethane with at least one polyethylenepolyamine of the general formula H.sub.2 N--(--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH--).sub.x --H in which x denotes a number from 1 to 15, is used as the polyethylenepolyamine B.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of (a) to (c) in A is from 0.8-1.4:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein 1,2-dichloroethane is used as the alkylene dihalide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the basic polyamide A and the polyalkylenepolyamine B are employed in weight ratios of 1 to 2.5:2.5 to 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein 0.03-0.40 mol of alkylene dihalide are used per mol of basic nitrogen atom in the basic polyamide and polyalkylenepolyamine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
Process for the preparation of a water-soluble polyamine according to claim 1, wherein the reaction of reactants A, B and C is carried out in an aqueous medium at a temperature from 0° to 120° C., at a total concentration of 10-60% and at a pH value above 6.