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Propylene oxide polyadducts containing carboxyl groups and their salts
Assignee: Novartis Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-22
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Granted: 1982-08-10
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Expires: 2000-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A propylene oxide polyadduct containing carboxyl groups, or a salt thereof, obtained from (a) an adduct of propylene oxide and an aliphatic alcohol having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which is at least trihydric, (b) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or a mono- or di-lower alkylester of said dicarboxylic acids, (c) an aliphatic diol having an average molecular weight of at most 2,000, (d) a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and (e) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 8 to 12 carbon atoms; it is in particular useful as dyeing assistant for the dyeing of fibrous material made of or containing wool with anionic dyes.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Abel
- 👤 Paul Schafer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:14
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06P; D06P1/00; D06P1/44; D06P1/60; D06P1/613; C; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/66; C08G63/668; C08K; C08K5/00; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L71/00; C09; C09D; C09D167/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S8/00; Y10S8/916; Y10S8/917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A process for dyeing fibrous material made of or containing wool with anionic dyes, which comprises applying, before or during dyeing, to said material an aqueous liquor containing a preparation which contains (1) a propylene oxide polyadduct containing carboxyl groups, or a salt thereof, obtained from (a) an adduct of propylene oxide and a trihydric to hexahydric alcohol having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (b) a saturated or ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 4 to 10 carbon atoms (c) an aliphatic diol of the formula HO--(CH 2 CH 2 O) n H, wherein n is 1 to 40 (d) a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and (e) a monocyclic or dicyclic aromatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, which component (e) is condensed with the reaction product of components (a), (b), (c) and (d), and (2) a non-ionic, surface-active alkylene oxide adduct of a monoalcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms, a trihydric to hexahydric aliphatic alcohol, phenol, a phenol which is substituted by alkyl or phenyl, a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms or a dicarboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
A process for dyeing fibrous material made of or containing wool with anionic dyes, which comprises applying, before or during dyeing, to said material an aqueous liquor containing a preparation which contains (1) a propylene oxide polyadduct containing carboxyl groups, or a salt thereof, obtained from (a) an adduct of propylene oxide and a trihydric to hexahydric alcohol having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (b) a saturated or ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 4 to 10 carbon atoms (c) an aliphatic diol of the formula HO--(CH 2 CH 2 O) n H, wherein n is 1 to 40 (d) a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and (e) a monocyclic or dicyclic aromatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, which component (e) is condensed with the reaction product of components (a), (b), (c) and (d), and (2) a non-ionic, surface-active alkylene oxide adduct of a monoalcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms, a trihydric to hexahydric aliphatic alcohol, phenol, a phenol which is substituted by alkyl or phenyl, a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms or a dicarboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said preparation additionally contains one or more of the following components: (3) a reaction product of a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and a primary or secondary amine containing at least one hydroxy-lower alkyl or lower alkoxy-lower alkyl group, or an alkylene oxide adduct of said reaction product containing hydroxyalkyl groups, (4) a water-immiscible solvent which boils above 80° C., (5) an anionic surfactant, or (6) an amphoteric surfactant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the preparation additionally contains an anionic surfactant as component (5).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the preparation additionally contains an amphoteric surfactant as component (6).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the preparation contains components (1), (2), (3) and (5).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the preparation additionally contains water, a water-miscible organic solvent or a mixture thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the component (2) is an adduct of 1 to 65 mols of an alkylene oxide and 1 mol of an aliphatic monoalcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms, phenol, a phenol which is substituted by alkyl or phenyl, or a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the component (2) is an adduct of the formula: ##STR31## wherein R 1 is alkyl or alkenyl, each having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, o-phenylphenyl or alkylphenyl having 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, R 2 is hydrogen or methyl and m is 1 to 40.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein the component (2) is an adduct of 3 to 5 mols of ethylene oxide and 1 mol of 3-ethyl-n-hexanol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the component (3) is a reaction product of a fatty acid containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms and a hydroxy-lower alkylamine or a mixture of these amines.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 10, wherein the component (3) is an amide from a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and a hydroxy-lower alkylamine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the component (3) is bis-ω-hydroxy-lower alkylamide of a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 12, wherein the component (3) is a bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amide or bis-(3-hydroxypropyl)amide of a coconut fatty acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the preparation contains, as components (3) and (5), a mixture of a fatty acid alkanolamide and an anionic surfactant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 14, wherein the component (3) is coconut fatty acid N,N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amide and the component (5) is bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amine salt of sulphated lauryl alcohol triethyleneglycol ether.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 10, wherein the component (3) is a reaction product of 1 mol of coconut fatty acid and 2 mols of di(2-hydroxyethyl)amine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the component (4) is tributyl phosphate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the component (5) is a compound of the formula: ##STR32## in which Q is A 1 --O--, A 2 --CO--O or A 3 --N<, Y is hydrogen, methyl or phenyl, A 1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, o-phenylphenyl or an alkylphenyl radical having 4 to 16 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, A 2 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 7 to 21 carbon atoms, A 3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, X is the acid radical of an inorganic, oxygen-containing acid or of a dicarboxylic acid, or is the radical --CH 2 COOH, z is 1 to 20 and q is 1, or 2 if Q is A 3 --N<, the two substituents on the nitrogen atom being identical to or different from one another.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process according to claim 18, wherein the component (5) is a compound of the formula: ##STR33## wherein A 3 , Y and X are as defined in claim 18 and r and s are integers, the sum of which is 2 to 10.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 18, wherein the component (5) is a mixture of different anionic surfactants.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
71 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein the component (6) is a quaternised acid ester, or a salt thereof, of a compound of the formula: ##STR34## wherein: A 3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, r and s are integers, the sum of which is 2 to 10 and one of Z 1 and Z 2 is hydrogen, methyl or phenyl and the other is hydrogen.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
87 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the preparation contains 10 to 70 percent by weight of component (1), 5 to 30 percent by weight of component (2), 0 to 25 percent by weight of component (3), 0 to 20 percent by weight of component (4), 0 to 5 percent by weight of a base and 0 to 65 percent by weight of water, a water-miscible organic solvent or a mixture of water and the solvent, the percentages in each case being based on the total preparation.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
87 words
A process according to claim 22, wherein the preparation contains 10 to 30 percent by weight of component (1), 5 to 20 percent by weight of component (2), 5 to 20 percent by weight of component (3), 0 to 20 percent by weight of component (4), 1 to 3 percent by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide and 10 to 60 percent by weight of isopropanol, β-ethoxyethanol, water or a mixture of water and said solvents, the percentages in each case being based on the total preparation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is 10:1 to 1:3 and the weight ratio of component (1) to component (3) is 4:1 to 1:2.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
89 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the preparation contains 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (1), 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (2), 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (3), 0 to 10 percent by weight of component (4), 10 to 20 percent by weight of component (5), 0 to 15 percent by weight of component (6), 0.5 to 5 percent by weight of a base and to 70 percent by weight of a watermiscible organic solvent, water or a mixture thereof.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous liquor contains 0.5 to 4 percent by weight of the preparation, based on the fibrous material.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the anionic dyestuff is a 1:2 metal complex dye.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 27, wherein the dyestuff is a 1:2 chromium mixed complex of azo dyes and contains one sulphonic acid group.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous liquor has a pH value of 4 to 7.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises dyeing at a temperature of 60° to 120° C.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises dyeing for 15 to 45 minutes.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1, which comprises reusing the aqueous liquor any desired number of times after the dyeing operation, with the addition of a further dye and the ether additives.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
162 words
An aqueous dye liquor for dyeing fibrous material made of or containing wool, which contains at least one anionic dye and a preparation containing (1) a propylene oxide polyadduct containing carboxyl groups, or a salt thereof, as defined in claim 1, (2) a non-ionic, surface-active alkylene oxide adduct of a monoalcohol having at least 8 carbon atoms, a trihydric to hexahydric aliphatic alcohol, phenol, a phenol which is substituted by alkyl or phenyl, a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms or a dicarboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and, optionally, one or more of the following components: (3) a reaction product of a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and a primary or secondary amine containing at least one hydroxy-lower alkyl or lower alkoxy-lower alkyl group, or an alkylene oxide adduct of said reaction product containing hydroxyalkyl groups, (4) a water-immiscible solvent which boils above 80° C., (5) an anionic surfactant and (6) an amphoteric surfactant.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
100 words
A preparation which contains 10 to 70 percent by weight of component (1) as defined in claim 2, 5 to 30 percent by weight of component (2) as defined in claim 2, 0 to 25 percent by weight of component (3) as defined in claim 2, 0 to 20 percent by weight of component (4) as defined in claim 2, 0 to 5 percent by weight of a base and 0 to 65 percent by weight of water, a water-miscible organic solvent or mixture of water and said solvent, the percentages in each case being based on the total preparation.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
85 words
A preparation according to claim 34 which contains 10 to 30 percent by weight of component (1), 5 to 20 percent by weight of component (2), 5 to 20 percent by weight of component (3), 0 to 20 percent by weight of component (4), 1 to 3 percent by weight of an alkali metal hydroxide and 10 to 60 percent by weight of isopropanol, β-ethoxyethanol, water or a mixture of water and said solvent, the percentages in each case being based on the total preparation.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
111 words
A preparation according to claim 34, which contains 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (1), 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (2), 3 to 10 percent by weight of component (3), 0 to 10 percent by weight of component (4), 10 to 20 percent by weight of an anionic surfactant as component (5), 0 to 15 percent by weight of an amphoteric surfactant as component (6), 0.5 to 5 percent by weight of a base and 60 to 70 percent by weight of a water-miscible organic solvent, water or a mixture of water and said solvent, the percentages in each case being based on the total preparation.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
12 words
A preparation according to claim 34 which also contains an anionic dye.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
13 words
A fibrous material made of or containing wool dyed according to claim 1.
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