Complex hydrophobe compounds

Claim 1

A compound represented by the formula selected from the group consisting of: ##STR6## wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon residue, R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent or trivalent hydrocarbon residue, each R 4 is the same or different and is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon residue, each R 5 is the same or different and is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon residue, R 6 is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon residue or an ionic substituent, a and b are the same or different and are a value of 0 or 1, and x and y are the same or different and are a value of 0 or greater; provided (i) at least two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are a hydrocarbon residue having greater than 2 carbon atoms in the case of R 1 , R 2 and R 6 or having greater than 2 pendant carbon atoms in the case of R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , (ii) at least one of R 4 and R 5 is other than --CH 2 CH 2 -- when R 1 and R 2 are nonylphenyl, R 3 is >CH--, R 6 is hydrogen or SO 3 , a is a value of 1, b is a value of 1, and at least one of x and y is a value of 1 or greater, (iii) R 4 is --CH 2 CH 2 -- and x is a value of at least 2 when R 1 is hexadecyl, R 2 is tetradecyl, R 3 is >CH--, at least one R 5 is --CH 2 CH(tetradecyl)--, R 6 is hydrogen, y is a value of 1 or greater, a is a value of 1, and b is a value of 0; (iv) at least one of R 1 and R 2 is other than CH 3 (CH 2 ) 1-5 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 -- when R.sub. 6 is CH 3 (CH 2 ) 1-5 --, a is a value of 1, b is a value of 1, y is a value of 0, x is a value of 1, R 4 is --CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 -- and R 3 is >CH--; (v) R 1 is other than CH 3 (CH 2 ) 1-5 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 -- when a is a value of 1, b is a value of 0 and R 6 is CH 3 (CH 2 ) 1-5 --; (vi) at least one of R 1 and R 2 is other than CH 3 (CH 2 ) 1-5 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 -- when R 6 is CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 --, a is a value of 1, b is a value of 1, x is a value of 0, y is a value of 0 and R 3 is >CH--; and (vii) at least one of R 4 and R 5 is other than --CH 2 CH 2 -- when R 1 and R 2 are the same and are an aromatic hydrocarbon residue, R 3 is >CH--, R 6 is hydrogen, a is a value of 1, b is a value of 1 and at least one of x and y is a value of 1 or greater; and ##STR7## wherein R 7 and R 8 are the same or different and are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon residue, R 9 and R 12 are the same or different and are a substituted or unsubstituted divalent or trivalent hydrocarbon residue, each R 10 is the same or different and is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon residue, each R 13 is the same or different and is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon residue, R 11 and R 14 are the same or different and are hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon residue or an ionic substituent, R 15 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon residue, d and e are the same or different and are a value of 0 or 1, and f and g are the same or different and are a value of 0 or greater; provided at least two of R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 and R 15 are a hydrocarbon residue having greater than 2 carbon atoms in the case of R 7 , R 8 , R 11 an R 14 or having greater than 2 pendant carbon atoms in the case of R 9 , R 10 , R 12 , R 13 and R 15 .