MXPA01001149A - Fabric care compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a fabric care composition comprising a nitrogen containing compound selected from a polyamino-functional polymer, a dye fixing agent, and mixtures thereof, and a scum reducing agent selected from a water-soluble cationic surface active agent;a polyoxyalkylene alkyl amine surface active agent, and mixtures thereof, whereby the composition exhibit reduced or even no scum formation on fabric and/or washing machine parts compared to compositions which do not comprise the scum reducing agent.

Description

COMPOSITIONS FOR THE CARE OF FABRICS FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions for the care of fabrics and more particularly to a method and a composition that have reduced formation or even do not present soapy cream on the fabrics and / or parts of the washing machine while at the same time At the same time they provide care to the colors of the fabrics treated with them.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The appearance of dyed fabrics, for example, clothes, bedding, household fabrics such as tablecloths, is one of the areas of concern for consumers. In fact, after the typical uses that the consumer gives to the fabrics such as using them, washing them, rinsing them and / or drying them in a rotary dryer, a loss in the appearance of the fabric is observed. cloth; which is at least partially due to the loss of color fidelity and color definition. Such a problem of color loss is even more acute after multiple washing cycles.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a composition that provides improved color care to washed fabrics. , especially after multiple washing cycles.The dye fixing components such as those described in EP462806 are suitable components for this purpose, since these components provide color care of the fabrics helping to bind the dye weakly retained by the dye. Even a new class of materials, specifically, the amino-functional polymers can also be used, in fact, they have recently found increasing use in the treatment of fabrics in order to provide care for the color of the fabrics. However, a problem currently encountered with the compositions comprising such color-fixing agents and / or amino-functional polymer is the resulting soap that is formed on the treated fabrics and / or the parts thereof. to machine washing machine. Without wishing to be bound by the theory, it is believed that the formation of the soapy cream arises from the interaction of such nitrogenous compounds, ie the amino-functional polymers and / or the dye fixing agent, with the anionic species such as the surfactants. Anionics that are washed away from the detergent, especially through multiple washing cycles. This interaction results in insoluble sticky precipitates on the fabrics and / or parts of the washing machine.

Accordingly, the formulator of a fabric care composition faces the double challenge of formulating a composition that has a reduced formation or does not even have soapy cream formation but is not detrimental to the colors of the treated fabrics. The Applicant has now discovered, surprisingly, that the problem is solved by providing a soapy reducing agent that is selected from a water-soluble cationic surfactant; a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant, and mixtures thereof, to compositions comprising a nitrogenous compound that is selected from an amino-functional polymer, a dye-fixing agent and mixtures thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fabric care composition comprising: i) a nitrogenous compound that is selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent, and mixtures thereof and ii) a reducing agent of soapy cream that is selected from a water-soluble cationic surfactant; a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine type surfactant, and mixtures thereof; with the proviso that when the only nitrogenous compound is a polyamino-functional polymer, the polymer is present in amounts greater than 1% by weight. In another aspect of the present invention, the use of surfactant is provided in a composition comprising a nitrogenous compound that is selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent and mixtures thereof, to reduce or avoid the formation of soapy cream on the fabrics or on the parts of the washing machine that come into contact with the composition.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a fabric care composition having effective and durable color care properties is provided. An essential component of the invention is a nitrogenous compound which is selected from an amino-functional polymer, a dye-fixing agent and mixtures thereof.

Amino-functional polymer The amino-functional polymer provides an advantageous care to the colors of the fabrics. The amino-functional polymers of the present invention are soluble polymers or dispersible in water. Typically, the amino-functional polymers that are used in the present invention have a molecular weight between 200 and 10 ^, preferably between 600 and 20,000, more preferred between 1000 and 10,000. These polyamines comprise base structures that can be linear or cyclic. The polyamine base structures may also comprise polyamine branching chains to a greater or lesser degree. Preferably, the polyamine base structures described in the present invention are modified in such a way that at least one, preferably each nitrogen of the polyamine chain can be described, after said modification, in terms of a unit that is replaced, quaternized or oxidized or combinations thereof. For the purposes of the present invention, the term "modification" as it refers to the chemical structure of polyamines, is defined as replacing a hydrogen atom of the NH- group of the base structure with a unit R '(substitution), quatemize a nitrogen base structure (quaternized) or oxidize a nitrogen from the base structure to the N-oxide (oxidized). The terms "modification" and "substitution" are used interchangeably when referring to the process of replacing a hydrogen atom that is attached to a nitrogen of the base structure with a unit R '. Quaternization or oxidation may occur in certain circumstances without substitution, but substitution is accompanied by preference for the oxidation or quaternization of at least one nitrogen of the base structure. , .., ^ and ".". '^ ".. ..a ^ - ^ .. ^. &." vg-' .- < - ::.,.? _ii_ia_i «__ ll__te ' The non-cyclic or linear polyamine base structures comprising the amino functional polymer have the general formula: The cyclic polyamine base structures comprising the amino functional polymer have the general formula: R 'i R [R'2N-R] n.k + 1 [NR] m- [NR] n- [NR] k-NR'2 The above base structures, before the optional, but preferred subsequent modification, comprise primary, secondary and tertiary amine nitrogens connected by "linker" units R. For the purpose of the present invention, the nitrogens of Primary amine comprising the base structure or branching chain, once modified, are defined as "terminal" V or Z units. For example, when a primary amine portion, located at the end of the main polyamine base structure or branch chain having the structure H2H- [R] - is modified according to the present invention, is defined after modification as a "terminal" unit V, or simply a unit V. However, for the purposes of the present invention, some or all the primary amine portions can remain unmodified subject to the restrictions described in more detail later in the present invention. These unmodified primary amine portions, by virtue of their position in the base structure chain, remain as "terminal" units. Likewise, when a portion of primary amine, located at the end of the main polyamine base structure that has the structure -NH2 is modified according to the present invention, is defined, after modification, as a "terminal" unit Z, or simply a unit Z. This unit may remain unmodified subject to the restrictions described in more detail later in the present invention. Similarly, the secondary amine nitrogens comprising the base structure or branching chain, once modified, are defined as "base structure" units W. For example, when a secondary amine portion, the main constituent of the base structures and branching chains of the present invention, having the structure HI - [N-RJ - is modified according to the present invention, is defined , after the modification, as a unit W of "base structure", or simply a unit W. However, for the purposes of the present invention, some or all of the secondary amine portions may remain unmodified. These unmodified secondary amine portions, by virtue of their position in the base structure chain, remain as "base structure" units. In like manner, the tertiary amine nitrogens comprising the base structure or branching chain, once modified, are further defined as "branching" Y units. For example, when a tertiary amine moiety, which is a chain branching point either of the polyamine base structure or of other 10 branching chains or rings, having the structure I - [NR] - is modified in accordance with the present invention, is defined, after modification, as a "branching" unit Y, or simply a unit Y. However, for the purposes of the present invention, some or all of the tertiary amine portions may remain unmodified. These unmodified tertiary amine portions, by virtue of their position in the base structure chain, remain as "branching" units. Below, the R units associated with the nitrogens of unit V, W and Y which serve to connect polyamine nitrogens will be described. The modified final structure of the polyamines of the present invention can then be represented by the general formula: V (n + l) WmYnZ for the linear amino-functional polymer, and by the general formula , i.;., g, ._ tfa¿M¿ .-; ...., V (n-k + 1) WmYnY'kZ for the cyclic amino-functional polymer. For the case of the polyamines comprising rings, a unit Y 'of the formula: R - [N-RJ - serves as a branching point for a base structure or a branching ring. For each unit Y 'there exists a unit Y that has the formula: I - [N-R] - which will form the connection point of the ring to the chain or branch of the main polymer. In the single case in which the base structure is a complete ring, the base structure of polyamine has the formula: R 'II [R ^ N-RJn-IN-RJm-IN-Rln-therefore it does not comprise any terminal unit Z and has the formula Vn-k mYnY'k in which k is the number of ring-forming branch units. Preferably, the polyamine base structures of the present invention do not comprise rings. In the case of non-cyclic polyamines, the ratio of index n to index m refers to the relative degree of branching. A completely modified linear, unbranched polyamine according to the present invention has the formula: . - ^ £ hjBBifi t > IWto J_a_ t_Bl-tf VWmZ that is, n is equal to 0. The larger the value of n (the smaller the ratio of m to n), the greater the degree of branching in the molecule.

Typically, the value for m varies from a minimum value of 2 to 700, of preference of 4 to 400, however, values greater than m are also preferred, especially when the value of index n is very low or almost 0. Each polyamine nitrogen, whether primary, secondary or tertiary, once modified in accordance with the present invention, is further defined as a member of one of three general classes; simple replaced, quaternized or oxidized. Those unmodified polyamine nitrogen units are classified as units V, W, Y, Y 'or Z depending on whether they are primary, secondary or tertiary nitrogens. That is, the nitrogens of the unmodified primary amine are units V or Z, the nitrogens of the unmodified secondary amine are units W or units Y 'and the nitrogens of the unmodified tertiary amine are Y units for the purposes of the present invention. Modified primary amine moieties are defined as "terminal" units V having one of three forms: a) simple substituted units having the structure: R'-N- R - I R 'b) quaternized units that have the structure: ? t * in which X is an adequate counter-ion that provides load balance; and 5 c) oxidized units that have the structure: Modified secondary amine moieties are defined as 10"base structure" units W having one of three forms: a) simple substituted units having the structure: - N- R - I R 'b) Quaternized units that have the structure: in which X is an adequate counter-ion that provides a load balance; and c) oxidized units having the structure: / > i ^ ^ ^^ »^ 3 ^^^^. tm ^ & ^^ ^^ e ^ i ^ 7- ^ .., ^, ^? - ^« i. _ ^ ~ ^ _Íi__s iliri_ »? llH_a ^ -B? Other portions of modified secondary amine are defined as units Y 'having one of three forms: a) simple substituted units having the structure: - N- R - I R b) quaternized units that have the structure: in which X is an adequate counter-ion that provides load balance; and c) oxidized units having the structure: The modified tertiary amine moieties are defined as "branching" units and having one of three forms: a) unmodified units having the structure: - N-R - I J b) quaternized units that have the structure: R 'X "I. - N + - R- ,. .- - ^. I _ in which X is an adequate counter-ion that provides load balance; and c) oxidized units having the structure: Some portions of modified primary amine are defined as "terminal" Z units that have one of three forms: a) simple substituted units that have the structure: - N- R 'I R' b) quaternized units that have the structure: in which X is an adequate counter-ion that provides a load balance; and c) oxidized units having the structure: When any position on a nitrogen is not substituted or is not modified, it is understood that the hydrogen will replace R \ For example, a primary amine unit comprising a unit R 'in The form of a hydroxyethyl portion is a terminal unit V having the formula (HOCH2CH2) HN-. For the purposes of the present invention, there are two types of chain terminator units, the V and Z units. The unit "terminal" Z is obtained from a terminal primary amino portion of the -NH2 structure. The non-cyclic polyamine base structures according to the present invention comprise only one unit Z, while the cyclic polyamines may not comprise any unit Z. The "terminal" unit Z may be substituted with any of the R units described in greater detail later in the present invention, except when the unit Z is modified to form an N-oxide. In the case where the nitrogen of unit Z is oxidized to an N-oxide, the nitrogen must be modified and therefore R 'can not be a hydrogen. The polyamines of the present invention comprise units "linkers" R of base structure that serve to connect the nitrogen atoms of the base structure. The R units comprise units which for the purpose of the present invention are called "hydrocarbyl R" units and "oxy R" units. The "hydrocarbyl" R units are C 2 -C 2 alkylene, C -C 2 alkylene and C 3 -C 2 hydroxyalkylene in which the hydroxyl portion can occupy any position on the chain of unit R, except carbon atoms directly connected to the nitrogens of the polyamine base structure; dihydroxyalkylene of C -C 2 in which the hydroxyl portions can occupy any two of the carbon atoms of the sf chain of unit R, except those carbon atoms directly connected to the nitrogens of the base structure of polyamine; dialkylarylene of Cs-C? 2 which for the purpose of the present invention are arylene portions having two alkyl substituent groups as part of the linker chain. For example, a dialkylarylene unit has the formula: although it is not necessary that the unit be substituted in positions 1, 4-, but it can also be substituted in positions 1, 2- or 1, 3- with C 2 -C 2 alkylene, preferably ethylene, 1, 2-propylene and mixtures thereof, more preferred ethylene. The R "oxy" units comprise - (R1O)? R5 (OR1) x-, -CH2CH (OR2) CH20) z (R1O) and R1- (OCH2CH (OR2) CH2) w-, -CH2CH (OR2) CH2-, - (R10) xR1- and mixtures thereof. Preferred R units are selected from the group consisting of C 2 -C 2 alkylene, C 3 -C 2 hydroxyalkylene, C -C 2 dihydroxyalkylene, C 8 -C 12 dialkylarylene, - (R 1 O) x R 1 -, -CH2CH (OR2) CH2-, - (CH2CH (OH) CH20) z- (R10) and R1 (OCH2CH- (OH) CH2) w-, - (R10)? R5 (OR1)? -, the most preferred R units they are C2-C ?2 alkylene hydroxyalkylene C3-C ?2, dihydroxyalkylene C -C-2, - (R10) xR1-, - (R10) xR5 (OR1) x-, - (CH2CH (OH) CH20 ) z (R1O) and R1 (OCH2CH- (OH) CH2) w- and mixtures thereof, even more preferred R units are C2-C2 alkylene, C3 hydroxyalkylene and mixtures thereof, much more preferred they are C2-Cβ alkylene. The most preferred base structures of the present invention comprise at least 50% R units that are ethylene. The R1 units are C2-C6 alkylene and mixtures thereof, preferably ethylene. R2 is hydrogen and - (R1O) xB, preferably hydrogen. R3 is C-pC-is alkyl, C7-C2 arylalkylene, aryl substituted with C7-C2 alkyl, C6-C2 aryl, and mixtures thereof, preferably C6 alkyl. C12, C7-C-? 2 alkylarylene, more preferred alkyl of C? -C? 2, even more preferred methyl. The R3 units serve as part of the R units described later in the present invention. R4 is alkylene of C? -C-? 2, C4-C2 alkenylene, C8-C2 arylalkylene, C6-C6arylene, preferably Ci-C6 alkylene, C8-C2 arylalkylene, more preferred C2-C8 alkylene , even more preferably ethylene or butylene. R5 is C? -C-? 2 alkylene, C3-C? 2 hydroxyalkylene, C-C12-dihydroxyalkylene, C8-C-? 2-dialkylarylene, -C (O) -, -C (0) NHR6NHC ( 0) -, -C (0) (R6) rC (0) -, R1 (OR1) -, - (CH2CH (OH) CH20 (R10) and R1OCH2CH (OH) CH2-, -C (0) (R4) rC (0) -, - (CH2CH (OH) CH2-, R5 is preferably ethylene, -C (O) -, -C (O) NHR6NHC (0) -, -R1 (OR1) -, -CH2CH (OH) CH2-, - (CH2CH (OH) CH2O (R1O) and R1OCH2CH- (OH) CH2-, more preferred - (CH2CH (OH) CH2- .R6 is C2-C2 alkylene or C6-C2 arylene. "preferred" are also defined in terms of of the units R1, R2 and R5. The preferred R "oxy" units comprise the preferred R1, R2 and R5 units. Preferred cotton soil release agents of the present invention comprise at least 50% of R1 units that are ethylene. The preferred R1, R2 and R5 units are combined with the R "oxy" units to produce the preferred R "oxy" units in the following manner. i) substituting the most preferred R5 in - (CH2CH2O) xR5 (OCH2CH2) x- yields - (CH2CH2O) xCH2CHOHCH2- (OCH2CH2) -. ii) substituting the preferred R1 and R2 in - (CH2CH (OR2) CH20) z- (R10) and R10 (CH2CH (OR2) CH2) w- occurs - (CH2CH (OH) CH20) z- (CH2CH2O) and CH2CH2O (CH2CH (OH) CH2) w-. iii) substituting the preferred R2 in -CH2CH (OR2) CH2- produces -CH2CH (OH) CH2-. The R 'units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C -? - C22 alkyl, C3-C22 alkenyl, C7-C22 arylalkyl, C2-C22 hydroxyalkyl, - (CH2) pC02M, - (CH2) qS03M , -CH (CH2C02M) CO2M, - (CH2) nP03M, - (R1O) mB, -C (0) R3, preferably hydrogen, C2-C22 hydroxyalkylene, benzyl, C-C22 alkylene, - (R10) mB, -C (0) R3, - (CH2) pCO2M, - (CH2) qS03M, -CH (CH2C02M) CO2M, more preferred C1-C22 alkylene, - (R1O) xB, -C (O) R3, - (CH2 ) pC02M, - (CH2) qS03M, -CH (CH2C02M) C02M, even more preferred is alkylene of CrC22, - (R10) xB and -C (0) R3. When no modification or substitution is made on a nitrogen, then the hydrogen atom will remain as the portion representing R '. An R 'unit that is most preferred is (R10) xB. The R 'units do not contain a hydrogen atom when the units V, W or Z are oxidized, that is, the nitrogens are N-oxides. For example, the chain or branching chains of the base structure do not comprise units of the following structure: Additionally, the R 'units do not comprise carbonyl moieties directly attached to a nitrogen atom when the units V, W and Z are oxidized, that is, the nitrogens are N-oxides. According to the present invention, the portion -C (O) R3 of the unit R 'is not bound to a modified nitrogen to N-oxide, that is, there are no N-oxide amides having the structure: or combinations thereof. B is hydrogen, C6 alkyl, - (CH2) qSO3M, - (CH2) pCO2M, - (CH2) q (CHSO3M) CH3SO3M, - (CH2) q (CHSO2M) CH2SO3M, - (CH2) pPO3M, -, -..- .. J j ^^ g_ ^^ _ ^^^^ A ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ -PO3M, preferably hydrogen, - (CH2) qS03M, - (CH2) q (CHS03M) CH2S03M, - (CH2) q (CHS02M) CH2S03M, more preferred hydrogen or - (CH2) qS03M. M is hydrogen or a cation soluble in water in an amount sufficient to satisfy the charge balance. For example, a sodium cation 5 similarly satisfies - (CH2) pCO M and - (CH2) qSO3M, resulting in the portions - (CH2) pC02Na and - (CH2) qS03Na. More than one monovalent cation (sodium, potassium, etc.) can be combined to satisfy the required chemical charge balance. However, the charge of more than one anionic group can be balanced by means of a divalent cation, or it can be It is necessary more than one monovalent cation to satisfy the loading requirements of a polyanionic radical. For example, a - (CH2) pPO3M portion substituted with sodium atoms has the formula - (CH2) pP03Na3. Divalent cations such as calcium (Ca2 +) or magnesium (Mg2 +), can be substituted by, or combined with, other water-soluble monovalent cations suitable. The preferred cations are sodium and potassium, the most preferred being sodium. X is a water-soluble anion such as chlorine (Cl "), bromine (Br) and iodine (I-) or X can be any negatively charged radicals such as sulfate (SO42") and methosulfate (CH3S03"). Formula indices have the following values: p has the value of 1 to 6, q has the value of 0 to 6, r has the value of 0 or 1, w has the value of 0 or 1, x has the value of 1 to 100, "y" has the value of 0 to 100, z has the value 0 or 1, m has the value of 2 to 700, preferably from 4 to 400, n has the value from 0 to 350, preferably from 0 to 200; the sum m + n has the value of at least 5. Preferably, x has a value that is in the range of 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 10. Preferred amino-functional polymers of the present invention comprise polyamine base structures in which less than 50% of the R groups comprise R "oxy" units, preferably less than 20%, more preferred less than 5%, even more preferred R units do not comprise R "oxy" units. The most preferred amino-functional polymers that do not comprise R "oxy" units comprise polyamine base structures in which less than 50% of the R groups comprise more than 3 carbon atoms. For example, ethylene, 1,2-propylene and 1,3-propylene comprise 3 or fewer carbon atoms and are the preferred "hydrocarbyl" R units. That is, when the R units of the base structure are C 2 -C 2 alkylene, it is preferred that they are C 2 -C 3 alkylene and more preferably ethylene. The amino-functional polymers of the present invention comprise homogenous and non-homogeneous modified polyamine base structures, in which 100% or less of the -NH units are modified. For the purpose of the present invention, the term "homogeneous polyamine base structure" is defined as a polyamine base structure having R units that are the same (ie, all are ethylene). However, this definition of equality does not exclude polyamines that comprise other foreign units that constitute the base structure of the polymer, which are present due to an artifact of the chosen chemical synthesis method. For example, those skilled in the art know that ethanolamine can be used as an "initiator" in the synthesis of polyethylenimines, therefore a polyethylenimine sample comprising a hydroxyethyl portion resulting from the polymerization "primer" will be considered to comprise a homogeneous polyamine base structure for the purposes of the present invention. A base structure of polyamine constituted by ethylene in all the units R in which branching units Y are not present is a homogeneous base structure. A base structure of polyamine constituted by ethylene in all R units is a homogeneous base structure regardless of the degree of branching or the number of cyclic branches present. For the purposes of the present invention, the term "non-homogeneous polymer base structure" refers to polyamine base structures which are a combination of various lengths of unit R and types of unit R. For example, an inhomogeneous base structure comprises R units that are a mixture of ethylene and 1, 2-propylene. For the purposes of the present invention, a mixture of "hydrocarbyl" and "oxy" units R is not necessary to provide a non-homogeneous base structure.

B? Ft_ftaiBg_t »É _iÍii The amino-functional polymers of the present invention comprise homogeneous polyamine base structures that are totally or partially substituted with polyethyleneoxy portions, with fully or partially quaternized amines, with fully or partially oxidized nitrogens up to N-oxides , and mixtures thereof. However, not all the nitrogens of the amine of the base structure must be modified in the same way, leaving the choice of modification to the specific needs of the formulator. The degree of ethoxylation is also determined by the specific requirements of the formulator. Preferred polyamines comprising the base structure of the compounds of the present invention are generally polyalkyleneimines (PAI's), preferably polyethyleneimines (PEI's), or PEI's connected by portions having longer R units than the PEI's PAI's of origin. The base structures of the preferred amine polymer comprise R units which are alkylene units of C2 (ethylene), also known as polyethylene imines (PEI's). Preferred PEIs have at least one moderate branching, ie, that the ratio of m to n is less than 4: 1, however, PEI's having a ratio of m to n of 2: 1 are more preferred. The base structures, before the modification, have the general formula: R 'l i I [2NCH2CH2] n - [NCH2CH2] m- [NCH2CH2] n- NR2 in which R \ m and n are the same as those defined above. The PEI's ^ > j ^ ^^% Ati _ ^ _ ya ^^^ g_alÍ ^ is¿ ^ w -. * fa »- preferred will have a molecular weight greater than 200 daltons. The relative proportions of the amine, primary, secondary and tertiary units in the polymer base structure, especially in the case of PEI's, will vary, depending on the form of preparation. Each hydrogen atom attached to each nitrogen atom of the polyamine base structure chain represents a potential site for subsequent substitution, quaternization or oxidation. These polyamines can be prepared, for example, by polymerizing ethyleneimine in the presence of a catalyst such as carbon dioxide, sodium bisulfite, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, etc. The specific methods for preparing these polyamine base structures are described in the patent E.U.A. No. 2,182,306, Ulrich et al., Issued December 5, 1939; the patent E.U.A. No. 3,033,746, Mayle et al., Issued May 8, 1962; the patent E.U.A. No. 2,208,095, Esselman et al., Issued July 16, 1940; the patent E.U.A. No. 2,806,839, Crowther, issued September 17, 1957; and the patent E.U.A. No. 2,553,696, Wilson, issued May 21, 1951, all incorporated in the present invention for reference. Examples of amino-functional polymers comprising PEI's are illustrated in formulas I-IV: Formula I illustrates an amino-functional polymer comprising a base structure of PEI in which all substitutable nitrogens are modified by replacement of the hydrogen with a polyoxyalkylenoxy unit, - (CH 2 CH 20) 7 H, having the formula: This is an example of an amino-functional polymer that is completely modified by a type of portion. Formula II illustrates an amino-functional polymer comprising a PEI base structure in which all substitutable primary amine nitrogens are modified by replacement of the hydrogen with a polyoxyalkyleneoxy unit, - (CH2CH20) 7H, the molecule is then modified. by the subsequent oxidation of all primary and secondary nitrogens to N-oxides, said polymer has the formula: & _ »A_ _« __á_s_. The formula III illustrates an amino-functional polymer comprising a PEI base structure in which all the hydrogen atoms of the base structure are substituted and some amine units of the base structure are quaternized. The substituents are polyoxyalkylenoxy units, - (CH 2 CH 2 O) 7 H or methyl groups. The modified PEI polymer has the formula: Formula IV illustrates an amino-functional polymer comprising a base structure of PEI in which the nitrogens of the base structure are modified by substitution (ie with - (CH2CH20) 7H or methyl), quaternized, oxidized to N-oxides or combinations thereof. The resulting polymer has the formula: In the previous examples, not all the nitrogens of a unit class comprise the same modification. The present invention allows the formulator to have ethoxylated a portion of the nitrogens of the secondary amine while having the other nitrogens of the secondary amine oxidized to N-oxides. This also applies to the primary amine nitrogens, in the sense that the formulator can choose to modify all or a portion of the primary amine nitrogens with one or more substituents before oxidation or quaternization. Any possible combination of R 'groups can be substituted on the nitrogens of the primary or secondary amine, except for the restrictions described above in the present invention. Commercially available amino-functional polymers suitable for use in the present invention are poly (ethyleneimine) with PM 1200, hydroxyethylated poly (ethyleneimine) from Polysciences, with a MW of 2,000 and 80% hydroxyethylated poly (ethylenimine) of Aldrich. _i »< sa and 'A typical amount of the amino-functional polymer to be used in the composition of the invention when used as the sole nitrogenous compound is greater than 1%, preferably up to 50% by weight, more preferred greater than 1% up to 25% by weight, and more preferred even greater than 1% up to 10% by weight of the composition.

Dye Fixative Agent Dye fixative agents, or "fixatives," are well known, and are commercially available materials that are designed to improve the appearance of dyed fabrics by minimizing the loss of dye from fabrics due to washing. Within this definition are not included the components that are fabric softeners or those described later in the present invention as amino-functional polymers. Many dye-fixing agents are cationic, and are based on various organic nitrogen compounds quaternized or otherwise cationically charged. Cationic fixatives are available under various trade names from different suppliers. Representative examples include CROSCOLOR PMF (July 1981, code No. 7894) and CROSCOLOR NOFF (January 1988, code No. 8544) from Crosfield; INDOSOL E-50 (February 27, 1984, reference no 6008.35.84, based on polyethyleneamine) from Sandoz; SANDOFIX TPS, which is also available from Sandoz and is a preferred polycationic fixative for use in the present invention and SANDOFIX SWE (cationic resinous compound), REWIN SRF, REWIN SRF-0 and REWIN DWR from CHT-Beitlich GMBH, Tinofix® ECO , Tinofix® FRD and Solfin® available from Ciba-Geigy. Other cationic dye fixing agents are described in "Aftertreatments for improving the fastness of dyes on textile fibers" by Christopher C. Cook (REV PROG. COLORATION Vol. 12, 1982). Dye fixing agents suitable for use in the present invention are ammonium compounds such as fatty acid diamine condensates such as hydrochloride, acetate, methosulfate and benzyl hydrochloride of oleyldiethyl aminoethylamide, oleylmethyldietilenediamine methosulfate, monostearylethylenediaminetrimethylammonium methosulfate and products. oxidized tertiary amines; derivatives of polymeric alkyldiamines, polyamine-cyanuric chloride condensates and aminated glycerol dichlorohydrins. Preferred dye fixing agents are dye fixing agents that react with cellulose. By the phrase "dye fixing agent which reacts with cellulose" is meant that the agent reacts with the cellulose fibers under heat treatment. Suitable agents for use in the present invention can be defined by the following test procedure, called cellulose reactivity test measurement.

Measurement of reactivity test with cellulose Two pieces of fading cloth (for example 10 x 10 cm of cotton fabric dyed with Direct Red 80) are soaked for 20 minutes in an aqueous solution of 1% (w / w) of the agent candidate dye fixative reactive with cellulose. The pH of the solution is the one obtained at this concentration. The samples are dried afterwards. One of the dry samples, as well as a non-soaked sample (control 1) are passed 10 times through an ironing roll adjusted for linen. A control sample 2 is also used in this measurement test which is a sample not soaked and not ironed. The four samples are washed separately in Launder-o-meter containers under typical conditions with a commercial detergent used at the recommended dose for half an hour at 60 ° C, followed by a careful rinse four times with 200 ml of cold water and then They tend to dry. The firmness to washing in the samples is then measured by determining their so-called delta-E values against a new and untreated sample. The delta E values are defined, for example, in ASTM D2244. Delta E is the difference in color calculated as defined in ASTM D2244, that is, the magnitude and direction of the difference between two psycho-physical color stimuli defined by tristimulus values, or by chromaticity and luminance factor coordinates, as calculated by means of a specific set of color difference equations defined in CIEL 1976 CIELAB opponent-color space, Hunter's opponent-color space, Friele-Mac Adam-Chickering color space or any equivalent color space. Therefore, the lower the Delta E versus the new, the better the wash firmness will be. If the improvement in the washing firmness of the soaked and ironed sample is better than that of the soaked non-ironed sample and also better than that of the respective controls 1 and 2, then the candidate is a cellulose-reactive dye fixing agent for the purpose of the invention. Cellulose-reactive dye fixing agents are products containing the reactive group of the reactive dye classes selected from halogen-triazine products, vinylsulfone compounds, epichlorohydrin derivatives, hydroxyethylene urea derivatives, formaldehyde condensation products, polycarboxylates, derivatives of glyoxal and glutaraldehyde and mixtures thereof. Other reactive functional groups for cellulose can be found in Textile Processing and Properties, Elsevier (1997) by Tyrone L. Vigo on pages 120 to 121, which provides the use of specific electrophilic groups with affinity for cellulose. Preferred hydroxyethyleneurea derivatives include dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea and dimethylurea glyoxal. The formaldehyde condensation products that are preferred include the condensation products derived from formaldehyde and a group selected from an amino group, an imino group, a phenol group, a urea group, a cyanamide group and an aromatic group. Compounds commercially available in this class are Sandofix WE 56 from Clariant, Zetex E from Zeneca and Levogen BF from Bayer. Preferred polycarboxylate derivatives include butacarboxylic acid derivatives, citric acid derivatives, polyacrylates and derivatives thereof. A cellulose reactive dye fixing agent which is preferred is one of the class of hydroxyethyleneurea derivatives sold under the trade name Indosol CR from Clariant. Other even more preferred cellulose-reactive dye fixing agents are sold under the tradename Rewin DWR and Rewin WBS from CHT R. Beitlich. Among the dye fixing agents described, the preferred agents for use in the present invention are cationic dye fixing agents, in particular polycationic dye fixing agents. A typical amount of the dye fixing agent that will be used in the composition of the invention is preferably from 1% to 50% by weight, more preferred from 1% to 25% by weight, even more preferred from 1.5% to 10% by weight. active in weight of the composition. When both the dye fixing agent and the amino-functional polymer are used, the total level of these components is typically up to 90% by weight, preferably up to 50% by weight, more preferred from 1% to 25% by weight. weight, more preferred still from 1% to 10% active by weight of the composition.

Water Soluble Cationic Surfactant With "water soluble wetting agent" it is meant that the wetting agent forms isotropic, substantially clear solutions when dissolved in 0.2 wt% water at 25 ° C. Any type of cationic surfactant can be used to impart the soapy cream reduction property. However, some water-soluble cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof are more preferred. It is therefore preferred that the cationic surfactant be a surfactant molecule having a linear or branched hydrophobic tail and a positively charged hydrophilic head group, more preferably, the surfactant used in the present invention is a salt of quaternary ammonium of the formula: [R1N + R3] X- in which the group R1 is a hydrocarbon group of C? 0-C22, preferably an alkyl group of C-? 2-C? 8 or the group interrupted by corresponding ester bond with an alkylene group short of C C4 between the ester bond and the N, and having a similar hydrocarbon group, for example a fatty acid ester of choline, preferably choline ester of C-? 2-C-? (coconut) and / or choline tallow ester of C? 6-C-? 8. The hydrocarbon group may be interrupted by other groups such as COO, OCO, O, CO, OCOO, CONH, NHCO, OCONH and NHCOO. Each R is a C4 alkyl or substituted alkyl (for example with hydroxyl), or hydrogen, preferably methyl, and the counterion X- is an anion compatible with the softener, for example, chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate , etc. The long chain group R 1, of the long single alkyl chain surfactant, typically contains an alkylene group having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably from 12 to about 16 carbon atoms, more preferred from 12 to 18. carbon atoms. This group R1 can be linked to the cationic nitrogen atom by a group containing one or more ester, amide, ether, amine, etc., linking groups, preferably ester linking groups, which are desirable to obtain an increase in the hydrophilic character, in the capacity of biodegradation, etc. Such linking groups are preferably within about three carbon atoms from the nitrogen atom. A preferred cationic surfactant of this type is N, N-dimethyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) -N-dodecyl / tetradecylammonium bromide. If the corresponding non-quaternary amines are used, any acid (preferably a mineral acid or a polycarboxylic acid) that is added to keep the ester groups stable will also keep the amine protonated in the compositions. The typical description of these cationic surfactants suitable for use in the present invention are the surfactants of the choline ester type of the formula: wherein R-i is a straight or branched C10-C22 alkyl, alkenyl or alkaryl chain or M-N + (R6R7Rd) (CH2) s; X and Y, independently, are selected from the group consisting of COO, OCO, O, OCOO, CONH, NHCO, OCONH and NHCOO, in which at least one of X or Y is a group COO, OCO, OCOO , OCONH or NHCOO; R2, R3 > R4, R6, R7 and Re are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl and hydroxyalkenyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and from alkaryl groups; and R5 is independently H or a C3 alkyl group; in which the values of m, n, syt are independently in the range of 0 to 8, the value of b lies in the range of 0 to 20, and the values of a, u and v are independently either 0 or 1 , with the proviso that at least one of uov must be 1; and where M is a counter anion. Preferably, M is selected from the group consisting of halide, methyl sulfate, sulfate and nitrate, more preferred methyl sulfate, chloride, bromide or iodide.

.. The most preferred water-soluble choline ester surfactants are esters having the formula: O CH. 5 R1 C O (CH2) m N + - CH3 M "CH3 wherein m is from 1 to 4, preferably 2 or 3 and wherein R-i is a linear or branched Cn-Cig alkyl chain. Choline esters of this type are particularly preferred include the quaternary methylammonium halides of stearoyl choline ester (R1 = C-? 7 alkyl), the quaternary methylammonium halides of palmitoyl choline ester (R1 = C-? 5 alkyl), the quaternary methylammonium halides of myristoyl choline ester (R1 = C-? 3 alkyl), the quaternary methylammonium halides of lauroyl choline ester (R1 = Cu alkyl), the cocoyl choline ester quaternary methylammonium halides (R1 = C? C? 3 alkyl), quaternary methylammonium halides of seboyl choline ester (R1 = C-? 5-C? 7 alkyl) and any mixture of the same. The particularly preferred and above-mentioned choline esters can be prepared by direct esterification of a fatty acid of the desired chain length with dimethylaminoethanol, in the presence of an acid catalyst. The reaction product is then quaternized with a methyl halide, preferably in the presence of a solvent such as ethanol, propylene glycol or preferably an alcohol ethoxylate. -jg "-fatty such as C10-C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate having a degree of ethoxylation from 3 to 50 ethoxy groups per mole forming the desired cationic material.These can also be prepared by direct esterification of a fatty acid of long chain of the desired chain length together with 2-haloethanol, in the presence of an acidic catalyst material.The reaction product is subsequently quaternized with trimethylamine, forming the desired cationic material.

Polyoxyalkylene alkylamide surfactant A polyoxyalkylene alkylamide surfactant is also another essential component of the composition of the present invention. Indeed, by means of this component, the formation of soapy cream is reduced or even avoided. Preferably, nonionic surfactants suitable for use in the present invention have the formula: wherein R is selected from C7-C2 alkyl? linear, C7-C2 alkyl? branched, C7-C2 alkenyl? linear, alkenyl of C7-C2? branched, and mixtures thereof. The nonionic surfactants of the present invention are obtained from natural or synthetic supply materials, preferably natural supply materials, therefore, said nonionic surfactants comprise acyl units having the formula: O R-C- wherein said acyl unit is derived from a triglyceride source selected from the group consisting of tallow, partially hydrogenated tallow, lard, coconut oil, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, palm kernel oil, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil , canola oil, partially hydrogenated canola oil, safflower oil, partially hydrogenated safflower oil, peanut oil, partially hydrogenated peanut oil, sunflower oil, partially hydrogenated sunflower oil, corn oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil , soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, wood oil, partially hydrogenated wood oil, rice bran oil, partially hydrogenated rice bran oil, and mixtures thereof. Other preferred sources of triglyceride for the acyl unit are synthetic triglyceride supply materials, for example, triglycerides which are prepared by chemical reaction or other process, rather than being derived from a natural source. The most preferred sourcing materials for said acyl units are tallow, partially hydrogenated tallow, coconut oil, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, canola oil, partially hydrogenated canola oil, synthetic triglycerides, and mixtures thereof. A preferred source of triglycerides are tri-oleyl triglycerides. R1 is ethylene; R2 is selected from linear C3-C4 alkyl, branched C3-C alkyl, and mixtures thereof; preferably, R2 is 1, 2-5 propylene. The nonionic surfactants comprising a mixture of units R1 and R2 preferably comprise from about 4 to about 12 units of ethylene in combination with about 1 to about 4 units of 1,2-propylene. The units may be alternated, or grouped in any combination suitable for the formulator. Preferably, the ratio of units R1 to units R2 is from about 4: 1 to about 8: 1. Preferably, one unit R2 (ie, 1, 2-propylene) is attached to the nitrogen atom, followed by the remainder of the chain comprising 4 to 8 ethylene units. R3 is selected from hydrogen, linear C? -C alkyl, branched C3-C4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; preferably hydrogen or methyl, more preferred hydrogen. R 4 is selected from hydrogen, linear C 1 -C 4 alkyl, branched C 3 -C alkyl, and mixtures thereof; preferably hydrogen. When the index m is equal to 2, the index n must be equal to 0, and the unit R4 is absent and instead it is replaced by a unit - [(R10) x (R20) and R3]. A is R5 is selected from the unit - [(R10) x (R2O) and], alkyl of Linear CiC-iβ, branched CC ?6 alkyl, linear CrC? 6 alkenyl, branched C 1 -C 16 alkenyl, and mixtures thereof, preferably selected from linear C 3 alkyl, branched C 3 alkyl, alkenyl of linear C3, branched C3 alkenyl, and mixtures thereof. The index m is 1 or 2, the index n is 0 or 1, with the proviso that when m is equal to 1, n is equal to 1; and when m is 2, n is 0; preferably, m is equal to 2, and n is equal to 0, resulting in two units - [(R1O) x (R20) and R3], and R4 being absent. The index x is from 0 to about 50, preferably from about 1 to about 25, more preferred from about 3 to about 10. The "y" index is from 0 to about 10, preferably 0; however, when the index "y" is not equal to 0, "y" is from 1 to approximately 4. Preferably, all alkylenoxy units are ethyleneoxy units. Those skilled in the art of ethoxylated polyoxyalkylene alkylamide surfactants will recognize that the values for the indices x and "y" are average values, and that the actual values may vary over several values, depending on the procedure used to alkoxylate the amines.

The index q is 0 or 1: The polyoxyalkylene alkylamines can be obtained under various trade names from several suppliers. Representative examples include: Ethomeen, Ethoduomeen from Akzo Chemicals, and / or Secomine from Stepan. Polyoxyalkylene alkylamine type surfactants are typically present at levels from 0.001% to 20% by weight, preferably from 0.5% to 12% by weight, more preferred from 1% to 8% by weight of the composition. Among the soap-reducing agents described in the present invention, water-soluble cationic surfactants are preferred. In order to further improve the soap cream reduction performance of the composition, it has been found to be preferred, when the polyamino-functional polymer such as that described above is the only nitrogenous compound, that the soap-cream reducing agent and the Polymers are present in ratios by weight from 0.02: 1 to 2: 1, preferably from 0.05: 1 to 1.5: 1, more preferred from 0.1: 1 to 0.8: 1. When the dye fixing agent is the only one of the nitrogen-containing compounds, it has been found that it is preferred to have, for an optimum reduction of soapy cream, a weight ratio of soapy reducing agent to dye fixative of 0.05: 1. to 5: 1, preferably from 0.1: 1 to 2.5: 1, more preferred from 0.5: 1 to 1: 1.

When mixtures of polyamino-functional polymer and dye fixing agents are used, it is preferred to have, for an improved reduction of soap cream, a weight ratio of soap-cream reducing agent to the sum of polyamino-functional polymer and dye-fixing agents. from 0.05: 1 to 2: 1, preferably from 0.1: 1 to 1: 1. In addition to the soap-reducing agents described above, it has been found that the use of water-insoluble cationic surfactants, commonly known as fabric softening compounds, also provides beneficial reduction in the performance of soap-cream reduction Fabric Softening Compound The typical incorporation levels of the fabric softening compound in the composition are from 1% to 80% by weight, preferably from 5% to 75%, more preferred from 15% to 70% and even more preferred even from 19% up to 65%, by weight of the composition. The quaternary ammonium compounds or amine precursors thereof as defined below in the present invention are typical of the cationic softening components.

A) Quaternary ammonium fabric softening active compound (1) The preferred quaternary ammonium fabric softening active compound has the formula: or the formula: where Q is a carbonyl unit having the formula: o o o R2 0 O R2 II II II I II II I -o- c- -c- • C - o- - • - C • C N - each unit R is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 hydroxyalkyl and mixtures thereof, preferably methyl or hydroxyalkyl; each R1 unit is independently linear or branched Cn-C22 alkyl, linear or branched C-p-C22 alkenyl and mixtures thereof; R2 is hydrogen, CrC4 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl of C -? - C and mixtures thereof; X is an anion that is compatible with active fabric softeners and auxiliary ingredients; the index m is from 1 to 4, preferably 2; the index n is from 1 to 4, preferably 2. An example of a fabric softening active that is preferred is a mixture of quaternized amines having the formula: TeSfi? FiS »iit > S »- < _. »', -. ^ »Afcy. { «. ^^ sata, wherein R is preferably methyl; R is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl chain comprising at least 11 carbon atoms, preferably at least 15 atoms. In the above fabric softener example, the -O2CR1 unit represents an acyl unit of fatty acid which is typically obtained from a source of triglycerides. The source of triglycerides is preferably derived from tallow, partially hydrogenated tallow, lard, partially hydrogenated butter, vegetable oils and / or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, such as canola oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, oil of corn, soybean oil, wood oil, rice bran oil, etc. and mixtures thereof. The fabric softening actives which are preferred in the present invention are the diester and / or quaternary ammonium diamide compounds (DEQA), the diesters and diamides having the formula: wherein R, R1, X and n are the same as defined above in the present invention for formulas (1) and (2), and Q has the formula: H O O II -o - c- -N- C- These preferred fabric softening actives are formed from the reaction of an amine with an acyl unit of fatty acid to form an amine intermediate having the formula: wherein R is preferably methyl, Q and R 'are as defined above; followed by quaternization until the final softening active. Non-limiting examples of the preferred amines that are used to form fabric softening actives of DEQA type according to the present invention include methyl-bis (2-hydroxyethyl) amine having the formula: methyl-bis (2-hydroxypropyl) amine having the formula: methyl- (3-aminopropyl) (2-hydroxyethyl) amine having the formula: .. ^ .-,., .- ¿; methyl-bis (2-aminoethyl) amine having the formula: triethanolamine that has the formula: di (2-aminoethyl) ethanolamine having the formula: The above X (_) counter ion can be any anion compatible with softener, preferably the anion of a strong acid, for example, chloride, bromide, methylisulfate, etiisulfate, sulfate, nitrate and the like, more Preferred chloride or methylisulfate. The anion can also, but is less preferred, carry a double charge in which case X (_) represents half of a group. _-J «A3B-_f«? _ «« &_ The tallow and canola oils are convenient and inexpensive sources of fatty acid acyl units which are suitable for use in the present invention as R7 units The following are examples non-limiting quaternary ammonium compounds suitable for use in the compositions of the present invention. The term "seboyl" as used below in the present invention indicates that unit R1 is derived from a source of tallow triglycerides and is a mixture of acyl units of fatty acid. Similarly, the use of the term canolyl refers to a mixture of fatty acid acyl units derived from oil from canola oil.

TABLE II Fabric softening active N, N-di (tallowyl-oxy-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N, N-di (canolyl-oxy-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N, N-di (tallowyloxyethyl) -N-methyl, N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride; N, N-di (canolyl-oxy-ethyl) -N-methyl, N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride; N, N-di (2-tallowyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; N, N-di (2-canolyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N, N-di (2-tallowoyloxyethylcarbonyloxyethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N, N-di (2-canolyethylcarbonyloxyethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-ethyl) -N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N- (2-canolyloxy-2-ethyl) -N- (2-canolyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethyl-ammonium chloride; N, N, N-tri (tallowyl-oxy-ethyl) -N-methylammonium chloride; N, N, N-tri (canolyl-oxy-ethyl) -N-methylammonium chloride; N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-oxoethyl) -N- (tallowyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; N- (2-canolyloxy-2-oxoethyl) -N- (canolyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; Chloride of 1,2-diisozyloxy-3-N, N, N-trimethylammonopropane; and 1, 2-dicanolyloxy-3-N, N, N-tpmethylammoniopropane Chloride; and mixtures of the above active ingredients.

Other examples of quaternary ammonium softening compounds are methylbis (seboamidoetyl) (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium methylisulfate and methylbis (hydrogenated tallow-amidoethyl) (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium methylisulfate; these materials can be obtained from Witco Chemical Company under the tradenames Varisoft® 222 and Varisoft® 110, respectively. N, N-di (tallowyloxyethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride in which the tallow chains are at least partially unsaturated is particularly preferred. The level of unsaturation contained within the chain of the acyl unit of tallow, canola or other chain of acyl unit of fatty acid can be measured by the Iodine Value (IV) of the corresponding fatty acid, which in the present case should be preference in the range of 5 to 100, distinguishing two categories of compounds that have an IV below or above 25.

In effect, for compounds that have the formula: tallow fatty acid derivatives, it has been found that, when the Iodine Value is from 5 to 25, preferably 15 to 20, a weight ratio of the cis / trans isomer greater than about 30/70, preferably greater than about 50/50 and more preferred greater than about 70/30, provides optimum concentration ability. It has been found that, for compounds of this type made from tallow fatty acids having an Iodine Value of more than 25, the ratio of cis to trans isomers is less critical, unless very high concentrations are required. . Other suitable examples of fabric softening actives are obtained from fatty acid acyl groups in which the terms "seboyl" and "canolyl" in the above examples are replaced by the terms "cocoyl, palmyl, lauryl, oleyl, ricinoleyl, stearyl, palmityl ", which correspond to the source of triglycerides from which the acyl units of fatty acid are derived. These alternative fatty acid acyl sources can comprise either fully saturated chains, or preferably at least partially unsaturated chains.

As described above in the present invention, the R units are preferably methyl, however, suitable fabric softening actives are described by replacing the term "methyl" in the previous examples of Table II with the "ethyl, ethoxy, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl and t-butyl ". The X-counter ion in the examples of Table II can be appropriately replaced with bromide, methylisulfate, formate, sulfate, nitrate and mixtures thereof. In fact, the X anion is present simply as a counter ion of the positively charged quaternary amino compounds. The scope of this invention is not considered limited to any particular anion. For the above ester fabric softening agents, the pH of the compositions of the present invention is an important parameter of the present invention. Indeed, this influences the stability of the quaternary ammonium compounds or amine precursors, especially under conditions of prolonged storage. The pH, as defined in the present context, is measured in the concentrated compositions at 20 ° C. Although these compositions can function at a pH of less than about 6.0, for optimum hydrolytic stability of these compositions, the concentrated pH, measured under the conditions mentioned above, should preferably be in the range of from about 2.0 to about 5, preferably in the range from 2.5 to 4.5, preferably from about 2.5 to about 3.5. The pH of the compositions of the present invention can be regulated by adding a Bronsted acid. Examples of suitable acids include inorganic mineral acids, carboxylic acids, in particular low molecular weight carboxylic acids (C-1-C5) and alkylsulfonic acids. Suitable inorganic acids include HCl, H2SO4, HN03 and H3PO4. Suitable organic acids include formic, acetic, citric, methylsulfonic and ethylsulphonic acids. Preferred acids are citric, hydrochloric, phosphoric, formic, methylsulfonic and benzoic acids. As used in the present invention, when the diester is specified, it will include the monoester which is normally present during manufacture. For smoothing, under non-entrained laundry / low detergent wash conditions, the monoester percentage should be as low as possible, preferably not more than about 2.5%. However, under conditions of high detergent drag, a certain amount of monoester is preferred. The general ratios of diester to monoester are from about 100: 1 to about 2: 1, preferably from about 50: 1 to about 5: 1, more preferred from about 13: 1 to about 8: 1. Under conditions of high detergent carryover, the di / monoester ratio is preferably about 11: 1. The present mooster level can be controlled during the manufacture of the softening compound.

, «. Mixtures of the active ingredients of the formula can also be prepared (1 and 2). 2) Even other quaternary ammonium fabric softening compounds suitable for use in the present invention are the cationic nitrogenous salts having two or more long-chain aliphatic and non-cyclic C8-C22 hydrocarbon groups, or one such group and one Arylalkyl group, which may be used alone or as part of a mixture, are selected from the group consisting of: (i) non-cyclic quaternary ammonium salts having the formula: wherein R4 is a non-cyclic and aliphatic C8-C22 hydrocarbon group, R5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of saturated C4, R8 is selected from the group consisting of groups R4 and R5, and A- is an anion such as defined above; (i) diamino alkoxylated quaternary ammonium salts having the formula: Or R1-C-NH-R2-N-R2-NH-C-R1 (CH2C H2O) nH in which n is equal to 1 to about 5, and R1, R2, R5 and A- are as defined above; (iii) mixtures thereof. Examples of the cationic nitrogenous salts of the above class are the well known dialkyldimethylammonium salts such as ditallowdimethylammonium chloride, ditallowdimethylammonium methylisulfate, di (hydrogenated tallow) dimethylammonium chloride, distearyldimethylammonium chloride, dibehenyldimethylammonium chloride. Di (hydrogenated tallow) dimethylammonium chloride and ditallowdimethylammonium chloride are preferred. Examples of commercially available diakyldimethylammonium salts useful in the present invention are di (hydrogenated tallow) dimethylammonium chloride (trade name Adogen® 442), ditallowdimethylammonium chloride (trade name Adogen®470, Praepagen® 3445), distearyldimethylammonium chloride (trade name) Arosurf® TA-100), all available from Witco Chemical Company. Dibehenyldimethylammonium chloride is sold under the tradename Kemamine Q-2802C by Humko Chemical Division of Witco Chemical Corporation. Dimethylstearylbenzylammonium chloride is sold under the trade names Varisoft® SDC by Witco Chemical Company and Ammonyx® 490 by Onyx Chemical Company.

B) Amine Fabric Softening Active Compound Amine fabric softening compounds suitable for use herein, which may be in the form of amine or cationic form, are selected from: i) reaction products of higher fatty acids with a polyamine selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkylalkylenediamines and dialkylenetriamines and mixtures thereof.

These reaction products are mixtures of several compounds in view of the multifunctional structure of the polyamines. The component i) that is preferred is a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of the reaction product mixtures or of some selected components of the mixtures. A preferred component i) is a compound selected from the group consisting of substituted imidazoline compounds having the formula: R - N H- C- R7 II O wherein R7 is a hydrocarbon group of C5-C2-? acyclic and aliphatic and R8 is a divalent C1-C3 alkylene group. The materials of component i) are commercially available as: Mazamide® 6, sold by Mazer Chemicals or Ceranine® HC, sold by Sandoz Colors & Chemicals; stearic hydroxyethyl imidazoline sold under the tradenames of Alkazine® ST by Alkaril Chemicals Inc., or Schercozoline® S by Scher Chemicals, Inc .; N, N "-diseboalcoildietiletriamine; 1-tallowamidoethyl-2-seboimidazoline (wherein in the above structure R1 is an aliphatic C-? 5- C17 hydrocarbon group and R8 is a divalent ethylene group.) Some of the components i) also they can be dispersed first in a Bronsted acid dispersion aid having a pKa value of no more than about 4, as long as the pH of the final composition is not more than about 6. Some preferred dispersion aids are acid. hydrochloric, phosphoric acid or methylsulfonic acid. Both N, N "-diseboalcoildiethylenetriamine and l-tallow (amidoethyl) -2-seboimidazoline are reaction products of tallow fatty acids and diethylenetriamine, and are precursors of the cationic fabric softening agent methyl-1-tallowamidoethyl-2-seboimidazolinium methylisulfate. (See "Cationic Surface Active Agents as Fabrics Softeners," RR Egan, Journal of the American Oil Chemicals' Society, January 1978, pages 118-121.) N, N "-diseboalcoildiethylene triamine and 1-tallowamidoethyl-2-seboimidazoline can be obtained from Witco Chemical Company as experimental chemical compounds. Methyl-1-tallowamidoethyl-2-seboimidazolinium methylisulfate is sold by Witco Chemical Company under the trade name Varisoft® 475. i) softener having the formula: wherein each R is an alkylene group of Crβ. preferably an ethylene group; and G is an oxygen atom or a group -NR-; and each R, R1, R2 and R5 has the definitions given above and A "has the definitions given above for X. An example of compound ii) is 1-oleylamidoethyl-2-oleylimidazolinium chloride, wherein R1 is a C15 hydrocarbon Acyclic and aliphatic -C17, R2 is an ethylene group, G is an NH group, R5 is a methyl group and A "is a chloride anion. Ii) softener that has the formula: wherein R, R1, R2 and A "are as defined above An example of compound iii) is the compound having the formula: F?; ? * ¿9% in which R1 is obtained from oleic acid. Additional fabric softening agents useful herein are described in U.S. Patent No. 4,661, 269, issued April 28, 1987, to the names of Toan Trinh, Errol H. Wahl, Donald M. Swartley and Ronald L. Hemingway; U.S. Patent No. 4,439,335, Burns, issued March 27, 1984; and U.S. Patent No. 3,861, 870, Edwards and Diehl; 4,308,151, Cambre; 3,886,075, Bemardino; 4,233,164, Davis; 4,401, 578, Verbruggen; 3,974,076, Wiersema and Rieke; 4,237,016, Rudkin, Clint and Young; and the publication of European patent application No. 472,178, by Yamamura, et. to the.; all those documents incorporated herein by reference. Of course, the term "softening active" may also encompass mixed softening active agents. Among the classes of softening compounds that are preferred described above in the present invention are the fabric softening active compound of diester or quaternary ammonium diamide (DEQA). Fully formulated softening compositions preferably contain, in addition to the compounds described above in the present invention, one or more of the following ingredients. _É_S_ &, __ < ___- * OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS (A) Liquid Vehicle Another optional, but preferred, ingredient is a liquid vehicle. The liquid vehicle used in the present compositions is preferably at least mostly water due to its low cost, relative availability, safety and compatibility with the environment. The water level in the liquid vehicle is preferably at least 50%, more preferred at least 60%, by weight of the vehicle. Mixtures of water and low molecular weight organic solvent, for example < Approximately 200, for example lower alcohols such as ethanol, propanol, isopropanol or butanol are useful as the liquid carrier. Low molecular weight alcohols include monohydric, dihydric (glycol, etc.), trihydric (glycerol, etc.) alcohols and polyhydric higher alcohols (polyols).

(B) Additional solvents The compositions of the present invention may comprise one or more solvents that provide increased formulation ease. These easy-to-formulate solvents are all described in WO 97/03169. This is particularly the case when formulating liquid compositions and clear fabric softeners. When employed, the formulation ease solvent system preferably comprises less than about 40%, preferably about 10% to about 35%, most preferably about 12% to about 25%, and even more preferably about 14% to about 20%, by weight of the composition. The formulation ease solvent is selected to minimize the impact of solvent odor in the composition, and to provide a low viscosity to the final composition. For example, isopropyl alcohol is not very effective and has a strong odor. N-propyl alcohol is more effective, but it also has a distinctive odor. Several butyl alcohols also have odors but can be used for effective clarity / stability, especially when used as part of a solvent system of ease of formulation to reduce its odor as much as possible. The alcohols are also selected for optimum stability at low temperatures, i.e. they are capable of forming compositions that are liquid with low acceptable viscosities and translucent, preferably clear, up to 4.4 ° C, and are capable of recovering after of its storage up to -6.7 ° C. The suitability of any major solvent for the formulation of the liquid, concentrated, preferably clear fabric softening compositions of the present with the necessary stability is surprisingly selective. The suitable solvents can be selected based on its octanol / water separation coefficient (P) as defined in WO 97/03169. The easy-to-formulate solvents of the present are selected from those having a ClogP of about 0.15 to kt »Je ^ S ^ ß ^^^ l &. ^ ¡? s * gí ^ a¿íÁ & ^^, - ^^ Í ^ A.}. ~ r ^. »" ,. , - -. «& & amp; , about 0.64, preferably about 0.25 to about 0.62, and most preferably about 0.40 to about 0.60, said ease of formulation solvent being preferably at least somewhat asymmetric, and preferably having a melting or solidification point that gives it Allow to be liquid at or near room temperature. Solvents that have a low molecular weight and are biodegradable are also desirable for some purposes. The most asymmetric solvents appear to be very desirable, while highly symmetrical solvents, such as 1,7-heptanediol or 1,4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane, which have a center of symmetry, appear to be incapable of providing clear essential compositions when used alone, even though their ClogP values are on the preferred scale. The most preferred easy-to-formulate solvents can be is identified by the appearance of the softener vesicles, as observed by cryogenic electron microscopy of the compositions that have been diluted to the concentration used in the rinse. These diluted compositions appear to have fabric softener dispersions that exhibit a more unilamellar appearance than the compositions conventional fabric softeners. The more unilaminar the appearance, the better the compositions seem to act. These compositions provide surprisingly adequate fabric softening compared to similar compositions prepared in the conventional manner with the same ia »« B_J_, _ aigafeA ».- active fabric softener. The easy-to-operate solvents are described and listed below, which have ClogP values that are within the necessary scale. These include mono-oles, diols of C6, and diols of C7, isomers of octanediol, derivatives of butanediol, isomers of trimethylpentanediol, isomers of ethylmethylpentanediol, isomers of propylpentanediol, isomers of dimethylhexanediol, isomers of ethylhexanediol, isomers of methylheptanediol, isomers of octanediol , isanomers of nonanodiol, alkylglyceryl ethers, di (hydroxyalkyl) ethers and arylglyceryl ethers, aromatic glyceryl ethers, acrylic diols and derivatives, alkoxylated derivatives of C3C7 diol, aromatic diols and unsaturated diols. Particularly preferred formulation ease solvents include hexanediols such as 1,2-hexanediol; and C8 diols such as 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol.

(C) Dispersibility Aids Relatively concentrated compositions can be prepared containing quaternary ammonium diester compounds both saturated and unsaturated which are stable without the addition of concentration aids. However, the compositions of the present invention may require organic and / or inorganic concentration aids to obtain still higher concentrations and / or to satisfy higher stability standards, depending on the other ingredients. These concentration aids which typically can be viscosity modifiers may be required, or preferred, to ensure stability under extreme conditions when particular levels of softening active are used. The surfactant concentration aids are typically selected from the group consisting of (1) individual long chain alkyl cationic surfactants; (2) nonionic surfactants; (3) amine oxides; (4) fatty acids and (5) mixtures thereof. These auxiliaries are described in WO 94/20597, specifically on page 14, line 12 to page 20, line 12, which is incorporated in the present invention for reference. When said dispersion capacity auxiliaries are present, the total level is from 2% to 25%, preferably from 3% to 17%, preferably from 4% to 15% and even more preferred from 5% to 13% by weight of the composition. These materials may be added as part of the raw material of the active softener, (I), for example, the fatty acid which are reactants used to form the biodegradable fabric softening active as described above, or are added as a separate component. . The total dispersion capacity auxiliary level includes any quantity that may be present as part of the component (I). Inorganic viscosity control / dispersing ability agents that can also act as or increase the effect of surfactant concentration aids, include ionizable salts Water soluble which may also optionally be incorporated into the compositions of the present invention. A wide variety of ionizable salts can be used. Examples of suitable salts are the halides of group IA and NA of metals of the Periodic Table of the Elements, for example, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium bromide and lithium chloride. Ionizable salts are particularly useful during the process of mixing the ingredients to make the compositions herein, and then to obtain the desired viscosity. The amount of ionizable salts used depends on the amount of active ingredients used in the compositions and can be adjusted according to the wishes of the formulator. Typical levels of the salts used to control the viscosity of the composition are from about 20 to about 20,000 parts per million (ppm), preferably from about 20 to about 11,000 ppm, by weight of the composition. Alkylene polyammonium salts may be incorporated into the composition to give viscosity control in addition to, or in place of, the above water-soluble ionizable salts. In addition, these agents can act as scavengers, forming ion pairs with the anionic detergent of the main wash, in the rinse and on the fabrics, and can improve the yield of softness. These agents can stabilize the viscosity on a broader temperature scale, especially at low temperatures, compared to inorganic electrolytes. Specific examples of alkylenepolyammonium salts include l-lysine monohydrochloride ; ^ ¿¿í y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y (D) Stabilizers Stabilizers may be present in the compositions of the present invention. The term "stabilizer", as used in the present invention, includes antioxidants and reducing agents. These agents are present at a level of from 0% to 2%, preferably from 0.01% to 0.2%, more preferred from 0.035% to 0.1% for antioxidants, and most preferably from 0.01% to 0.2% for reducing agents. These ensure an odor stability Suitable under long-term storage conditions for the compositions and compounds stored in molten form. The stabilizers of antioxidant and reducing agent are especially critical for products without aroma or low aroma (with little perfume). Examples of antioxidants that can be added to the compositions of this invention include a mixture of ascorbic acid, ascorbic palmitate and propylgalate, available from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., under the trade names Tenox® PG and Tenox® S-1; a mixture of BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), propylgalate and citric acid, available from Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., under the trade name Tenox-6; butylated hydroxytoluene, available from UOP Process Division under the trade name Sustane® BTH; tertiary butylhydroquinone, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as Tenox® TBHQ; natural tocopherols, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as Tenox® GT-1 / GT-2; and butylated hydroxyanisole, Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., as BHA; long chain esters (C8-C22) of gallic acid, for example, dodecylgalate; Irganox® 1010; Irganox® 1035; Irganox® B 1171; Irganox® 1425; Irganox® 3114; Irganox® 3125 and mixtures thereof; preferably Irganox® 3125; Irganox® 1425, Irganox® 3114 and mixtures thereof; most preferred Irganox® 3125 alone or mixed with citric acid and / or other chelating agents such as propyl citrate, Dequest® 2010, available from Monsanto with a chemical name of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (etridronic acid) and Tiro®, available from Kodak with a chemical name of 4,5-dihydroxy-m-benzenesulfonic acid / sodium salt, EDDS, and DTPA®, available from Aldrich with a chemical name of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. The chemical names and CAS numbers for some of the above stabilizers are listed in the following table.TABLE II Antioxidant CAS No Chemical name used in the Federal Code of Regulations 5 lrganox® 1010 6683-19-8 Tetrakis (methylene (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-hydrocinnamate)) methane lrganox® 1035 41484-35 -9 Bis (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate) of thioethylene lrganox® 1098 23128-74-7 (N, N'-hexamethylene 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyhydrozine amide lrganox® B 1171 31570-04-4 23128-74-7 Mixture 1: 1 of Irganox® 1098 and lrgafos®168 lrganox® 1425 65140-91-2 Bis (monoether (3,5-di-tert-butyl- Calcium 4-hydroxy-15-benzyl) phosphonate lrganox® 3114 65140-91-2 Bis (calcium monoethyl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) phosphonate lrganox® 3125 34137- 09-2 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid tri-ester with 1, 3,5-tris (2- 20 hydroxyethyl-triazine ^ AT-O H, 3H, 5H) -trinone lrgafos® 168 31570-04-4 Tris (2,4-di-tert-butyl-phenyl) phosphide , < * M_Wt ___ ^ ________________ Examples of reducing agents include sodium borohydride, hypophosphorous acid, Irgafos® 168, and mixtures thereof.

(E) Soil release agent For convenience, soil release agents are used in fabric softening compositions of the present invention. Any polymeric soil release agent known to the person skilled in the art can be optionally employed in the compositions of this invention. Polymeric soil release agents are characterized by having both hydrophilic segments, to render the surface of hydrophobic fibers such as polyester and nylon hydrophilic, and hydrophobic segments to be deposited on the hydrophobic fibers and remain adhered to them until the washing and rinsing cycles are completed, thus serving as an anchor for the hydrophilic segments. This can make stains that appear after treatment with the soil release agent easier to clean in subsequent cleaning procedures. If used, the soil release agents will generally comprise from about 0.01% to about 10.0% by weight of the detergent compositions of the present invention, typically from about 0.1% to 5%, preferably from about 0.2% to about 3.0%. The following publications, all included by reference, disclose suitable soil release polymers for use in the present invention. The patent of E.U.A. No. 3,959,230 to Hays, issued May 25, 1976; the patent of E.U.A. No. 3,893,929 of Basadur, issued July 8, 1975; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,000,093 of Nicol et al., Issued December 28, 1976; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,702,857 to Gosselink, issued October 27, 1987; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,968,451, by Scheibel et al., Issued November 6; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,702,857 to Gosselink, issued October 27, 1987; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,711,730 to Gosselink et al., Issued December 8, 1987; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,721, 580 of Gosselink, issued January 26, 1988; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,877,896 of Maldonado et al., Issued on October 31, 1989; patent of E.U.A. No. 4,956,447 to Gosselink et al., Issued September 11, 1990; the patent of E.U.A. No. 5,415,807 to Gosselink et al., Issued May 16, 1995; European Patent Application 0 219 048, published on April 22, 1987 by Kud et al. Other suitable soil release agents are described in the U.S.A. No. 4,201, 824 of Violland et al .; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,240,918 to Lagasse et al .; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,525,524 to Tung et al .; the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,579,681 to Ruppert et al .; patent of E.U.A. No. 4,240,918; patent of E.U.A. No. 4,787,989; patent of E.U.A. No. 4,525,524; EP 279,134 A, 1988, for Rhone-Poulenc Chemie; EP 457,205 A for BASF (1991); and DE 2,335,044 for Unilever N.V., 1974, all incorporated in the present invention for reference.

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Commercially available soil release agents include METOLOSE SM100, METOLOSE SM200, manufactured by Shin-etsu-Kagaku Kogyo KK, SOKOLAN material, for example SOKOLAN HP-22, available from BASF (Germany), ZELCON 5126 (from Dupont) and MILEASE T (from ICI).

(F) Bactericides Examples of bactericides used in the compositions of this invention include glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, 2-bromo-2-nitro-propane-1,3-diol, sold by Inolex Chemicals, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the trade name Bronopol®, and a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, sold by Rohm and Haas Company under the trade name of Kathon, 1 to 1 , 000 ppm by weight of the agent.

(G) Perfume The present invention may contain any perfume compatible with fabric softener. Suitable perfumes are described in the U.S.A. No. 5,500,138, incorporated in the present invention for reference. As used herein, the perfume includes a substance or mixture of fragrant substances that includes natural fragrances (ie, obtained by extracting flowers, herbs, leaves, roots, barks, wood, buds or plants), artificial (ie, a mixture of oils or different natural oil constituents) and synthetic (ie synthetically produced). Such materials are often accompanied by auxiliary materials such as fixatives, extenders, stabilizers and solvents. These auxiliaries are also included within the meaning of "perfume" as used herein. Typically, perfumes are complex mixtures of a plurality of organic compounds. Examples of perfume ingredients useful in the perfumes of the compositions of the present invention include, without limitation, hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, amylancinic aldehyde, amyl salicylate, hexyl salicylate, terpineol, 3,7-dimethyl-c-ss. 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-2-octanol, 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-3-octanol, 3,7-dimethyl- trans-2,6-octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-ol, 3, 7-dimethyl-1-octanol, 2-methyl-3- (para-tert-butylphenyl) propionaldehyde 4- (4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, tricyclodecenyl propionate, tricyclodecenyl acetate, anisaldehyde, 2-methyl-2- (para-iso-propylphenyl) propionaldehyde, 3-methyl -3- ethyl phenylglycidate, 4- (para-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one, 1- (2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl) -2-buten-1 -one, para- methoxyacetophenone, para-methoxy-alpha-phenylpropene, methyl 2-n-hexyl-3-oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylate, gamma-0 undecalactone. Additional examples of fragrance materials include, without limitation, orange oil, lemon oil, grapefruit oil, bergamot oil, clove oil, gamma-dodecalactone, 2- (2-pentyl-3-oxo- cyclopentyl) methyl acetate, methyl beta-naphthyl ether, methyl-beta-naphthyl ketone, coumarin, decyl aldehyde, benzaldehyde, 4-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, alpha.alpha.-dimethylphenethyl acetate, methylphenylcarbinyl acetate, Schiff's base - (4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) -3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde and methyl anthranilate, cyclic diester of tridecanodioic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-1-nitrile, gamma-methyl -ionone, alpha ionone, beta-ionone, Citrus aurantium oil, methyl-cedrilone, 7-acetyl-1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-1,1,6,7-tetramethylnaphthalene, methylionone , methyl-1, 6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-cyclododecatrien-1-yl-ketone; 7-acetyl-1,1, 3,4,4,6-hexamethyltetralin; 4-acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylindane; benzophenone; 6-acetyl-1,1, 2,3,3,5-hexamethylindane, 5-acetyl-3-isopropyl-1,1,6-tetramethylindane; 1-dodecanal; 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal; 10-undequen-1-al; iso-hexenylcyclohexylcarboxaldehyde, formyltricyclodecane; cyclopentadecanolide; 16-hydroxy-9-hexadequenoic acid lactone; 1, 3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran; ambroxane; dodecahydro-Sa.e.? -a- tetramethylnaphtho- p.l b ^ urane; cedrol; 5- (2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-enyl) -3-methylpentan-2-ol; 2-ethyl-4- (2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl) -2-buten-1-ol; caryophyllene alcohol; Cedaryl acetate; para-tert-butyclohexyl acetate; patchouli; olibanum resinoid; labadand; vetiver; balsam of copaiba; fir balsam; and condensation products of: hydroxy citronellal and methyl anthranilate; hydroxy-citronellal and indole; phenylacetaldehyde and indole; 4- (4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) -3-cyclohexen-1 -carboxaldehyde and methyl anthranilate.

More examples of perfume components are: geraniol, geranyl acetate; linalool; linalyl acetate; tetrahydrolinalool; citronellol; citronellyl acetate; dihydromyrcenol; Dihydromyrcenyl acetate; tetrahydromyrcenol; terpinyl acetate; nopol; nopyl acetate; 2-phenylethanol; 2-phenylethyl acetate; benzyl alcohol; benzyl acetate; benzyl salicylate; Benzyl benzoate; styrallylacetate; dimethylbenzylcarbinol; Methylphenylcarbinyl trichloromethylphenylcarbinyl acetate; isononyl acetate; vetiveril acetate; vetiverol; 2-methyl-3- (p-tert-butylphenyl) -propanal; 2-methyl-3- (p-isopropylphenyl) -propanal; 3- (p-tert-butylphenyl) -propanal; 4- (4-methyl-3-pentenyl) -3-cyclohexenocarbaldehyde; 4-acetoxy-3-pentyltetrahydro-pyran; methyl dihydrojasmonate; 2-n-heptylcyclopentanone; 3-methyl-2-pentyl-cyclopentanone; n-decanal; n-dodecanal; 9-decenol-1; phenoxyethyl isobutyrate; dimethylacetalphenylacetaldehyde; diethylacetalphenylacetaldehyde; geranonitrile; citronelonitrile; acetalcedril; 3-isocanfilcyclohexanol; cedilla metileter; isolongifolanone; aubepin nitrile; aubepin; heliotropin; eugenol; vanillin; diphenyl oxide; hydroxy citronone ionones; methylionones; isomethylionones; irons; cis-3-hexenol and esters thereof; Incan musk fragrances, tetralin musk fragrances, musk fragrances Socroman, macrocyclic ketones, musk fragrances of macrolactone, ethylene brasylate. The perfumes useful in the compositions of the present invention are substantially free of halogenated materials and nítroalmizcles.

Suitable solvents, diluents or vehicles for the aforementioned perfume ingredients are, for example, ethanol, isopropanol, diethylene glycol, monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycol, diethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, etc. The amount of said solvents, diluents or vehicles incorporated in the perfumes is preferably kept to the minimum necessary to produce a homogeneous perfume solution. The perfume may be present at a level of from 0% to 10%, preferably from 0.1% to 5%, more preferred from 0.2% to 3% by weight of the finished composition. The fabric softening compositions of the present invention provide improved deposition of perfume on the fabrics. Perfume ingredients may also be suitably added as releasable fragrances, for example, as pro-perfumes or pro-fragrances, as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,652,205 to Hartman et al., Issued July 29, 1997. 5 (H) Enzymes The compositions and methods herein may optionally employ one or more enzymes such as lipases, proteases, cellulase, amylases and peroxidases. An enzyme that is preferred to be used in the present invention is a cellulase enzyme. In fact, this type of enzyme will also provide a benefit of color care to the treated fabric. Cellulases useful herein include both bacterial and fungal cellulases, which preferably have an optimum pH between 5 and 9.5. The patent of E.U.A. 4,435,307 describes suitable fungal cellulases from Humicola insolens or from Humicola strain DSM 1800 or a cellulase-producing fungus 212 belonging to the genus Aeromonas, and cellulase extracted from the hepatopancreas of a marine mollusk Dolabella Auricular Solander. Suitable cellulases are also described in GB-A-2,075,028; GB-A-2,095,275 and DE-OS-2,247,832. CAREZYME® and CELLUZYME® (Novo) are especially useful. Other suitable cellulases are also described in WO 91/17243 to Novo, WO 96/34092, WO 96/34945 and EP-A-0,739,982. In practical terms for current commercial preparations, typical amounts are 5 mg by weight, most preferably 0.01 mg to 3 mg, of active enzyme per gram of the detergent composition. In other words, the compositions of the present invention will typically comprise from 0.001% to 5%, preferably from 0.01% to 1% by weight of a commercial enzyme preparation. In particular cases in which the activity of the enzyme preparation can be defined in another way such as with cellulases, the corresponding activity units are preferred (for example, CEVU or Cellulase Equivalent Viscosity Units). For example, the compositions of the present invention may contain cellulase enzyme at a level equivalent to an activity of 0.5 to 1000 CEVU / gram of composition. The cellulase enzyme preparations that are used for the purpose of formulating the compositions of this invention typically have an activity between 1, 000 and 10,000 CEVU / gram in liquid form, and about 1, 000 CEVU / gram in solid form.

(I) Crystal growth inhibitor The compositions of the present invention may also contain a crystal growth inhibiting component, preferably an organodisphosphonic acid component, preferably incorporated into a level from 0.01% to 5%, more preferred from 0.1% to 2% by weight of the compositions. By "organodiphosphonic acid" is meant in the present invention an organodiphosphonic acid which does not contain nitrogen as part of its chemical structure. This definition therefore excludes the 10 organo-aminophosphonates, which however can be included in the compositions of the invention as sequestering components of heavy metal ion. The organodiphosphonic acid is preferably a diphosphonic acid of CrC, more preferred a diphosphonic acid of C2, such as acid ethylenediphosphonic, or even more preferred, ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and may be present in partially or completely ionized form, particularly as a salt or complex. Even useful as a crystal growth inhibitor in the present invention are organic monophosphonic acids. The organomonophosphonic acid or one of its salts or complexes are also suitable for use as a CGI. Organomonophosphonic acid refers in the present invention to an organomonophosphonic acid that does not contain nitrogen as part of its chemical structure As a consequence, this definition excludes organo-aminophosphonates, which, however, can be included in compositions of the invention as heavy metal ion sequestrants. The organomonophosphonic acid component can be present in its acid form or in the form of one of its salts or complexes with a suitable counter cation. Preferably, any of the salts / complexes is soluble in water, the salts / complexes of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal being especially preferred. A preferred organomonophosphonic acid is 2-phosphonobutane-1, 2,4-tricarboxylic acid commercially available from Bayer under the trade name of Bayhibit.

Other Optional Ingredients The present invention may include optional components conventionally used in textile treatment compositions, for example: brighteners, colorants; surfactants; anti-shrinkage agents; fabric tightening agents; stain reduction agents; germicides; micoticides; antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene, anticorrosion agents, antifoaming agents and the like. The present invention may also include other compatible ingredients, including those described in WO 96/02625, WO 96/21714 and WO 96/21715, and dispersible polyolefin such as Velustrol® as presented in the co-pending application. PCT / US 97/01644, and the like. The present invention may also contain optional chelating agents, such as ethylenediamine N, N'-disuccinic acid, isomer (S, S) in the form of its sodium salt (EDDS) and crystal growth inhibitors, such as glycolic acid and / or 1,1-hydroxydanediphosphonic acid (HEDP).

FORM OF COMPOSITION The composition of the invention can take a variety of physical forms including liquid, such as aqueous and non-aqueous compositions and solid forms, such as solid particulate forms. Said compositions may be applied on a substrate, such as a dryer sheet product, used as a further product for rinsing or as a foam or aerosol product. Accordingly, in another aspect of the invention, the use of a surface active agent, preferably a soap cream reducing agent, as already described hereinabove, in a composition comprising a nitrogen-containing compound is provided. selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent, and mixtures thereof, to reduce or prevent the formation of soapy cream on the fabrics or on the parts of the washing machines that make contact with the composition. In other words, compositions comprising a nitrogen compound as defined herein, but which do not have a soapy reducing agent, cause a ^^^ s ^ j ^^ increase of soapy cream compared to the composition of the invention.

Procedure The fabric softening composition can be conveniently made according to procedures already known to one skilled in the art. An exemplary description is found in EP-A-0,668,902. The invention is illustrated in the following non-limiting examples, wherein all percentages are by weight, unless otherwise indicated. In the examples, the identifications of the abbreviated components have the following meanings: DEQA Di- (tallowyl-oxyethylethyl) dimethylammonium chloride DOEQA Di- (oleylxyethyl) dimethylammonium methylsulfate DTDMAC Disodbodimethylammonium chloride DHEQA Di- (soft tallowyl-oxy-ethyl) hydroxyethylmethylammonium methylsulfate Fatty acid Fatty tallow fatty acid IV = 18 Electrolyte Calcium chloride DTDMAMS Disodbodimethylammonium methylsulphate SDASA Stearityldimethylamine 1: 2 ratio: triple-pressed stearic acid Glicosperse S-20: Polyethoxylated sorbitan monostearate available from Lonza Clay: Calcium bentonite clay, Bentonite L, sold by Southern Clay Products TAE25 : Ethoxylated tallow alcohol with 25 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol PEG: Polyethylene glycol 4000 PEI 1800 E1: Ethoxylated polyethyleneimine (MW 1800, active 50%) as synthesized in synthesis example 1 PEI 1800 E3: Ethoxylated polyethylenimine (MW 1800, active 50%) as synthesized according to synthesis example 1 PEI 1800 E7 AO: Ethoxylated polyethylenimine amine oxide (MW 1800, al 50% active) as synthesized according to the synthesis example 4 PEI 1200 E1: Ethoxylated polyethylenimine (PM 1200, 50% active in water) as synthesized in synthesis example 5 PEI 1200 E2: Ethoxylated polyethyleneimine (PM 1200, 50% active in water) as synthesized according to synthesis example 5 PEI 1200 E7: Ethoxylated polyethyleneimine (MW 1200, active 50% in water) as synthesized in the example of »Tia U uj * tii.4ßíBíí & * J '. -. -at & k. .. synthesis 5 PEI 1200 E7 A0: Ethoxylated polyethylenimine amine oxide (MW 1200, 50% active) as synthesized in synthesis example 5 and 4 Dye fixative 1: Reactive cellulose dye fixing agent available under the name commercial Tinofix FRD by Ciba-Geigy Dye fixative 2: Reactive cellulose dye fixing agent available under the tradename Rewin DWR from CHT-Beitlich Cream reducing agent: N, N dimethyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) bromide -N-dodecyl / soap 1 tertradecylammonium Cream reducing agent: C12 / C14 soapy hill ester 2 Cream reducing agent: Commercially soapy polyoxyalkylene alkylamine 3 available from Akzo under the trade name Ethomeen T / 15 Cream reducing agent: Alkylamine of commercially soapy polyoxyalkylene 4 available from Stepan under the trade name Secomine TA 15 Cream reducing agent: commercially available polyoxyalkylene alkylamino 5 available e from Akzo under the trade name Ethoduomeen T / 20 LAS: Linear C-12 sodium alkylcarbonate TAS: Sodium sulphate tallow C25AS: Linear C12-C15 sodium alkyl sulfate CxyEzS: C-? XC? branched condensed with z moles of ethylene oxide C45E7: A predominantly linear C14-C15 primary alcohol condensed with an average of 7 moles of ethylene oxide C25 E3: A branched C12-C15 primary alcohol condensed with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide Soap: Linear sodium alkylcarboxylate derived from an 80/20 mixture of tallow and coconut oils TFAA: Ciß-C-iß alkyl-N-methylglucamide TPKFA C-12-Cu fatty acids from whole upper fraction Zeolite A Hydrated sodium aluminosilicate of formula Na-i2 (A102SiO2)? 2. 27H20 having a primary particle size in the range of 0.1 to 10 microns Citric acid Anhydrous citric acid Carbonate Anhydrous sodium carbonate with a particle size between 200μm and 900μm Silicato amorphous sodium silicate (Si02: Na20; ratio 2.0) Sulfate: Anhydrous sodium sulfate Citrate: Trisodium citrate dihydrate activity 86.4% with a particle size distribution between 425μm and 850μm MA / AA: Maleic / acrylic acid copolymer 1: 4, average molecular weight approximately 70,000 CMC : Sodium carboxymethylcellulose Savinase: Proteolytic enzyme activity 4KNPU / g Carezyme: Cellulite enzyme with an activity of 1000 CEVU / g Termamyl: Activity amylolytic enzyme 60 KNU / g Lipolase: Activity lipolytic enzyme 100 kLU / g all sold by NOVO Industries A / S and with a previously mentioned activity, unless otherwise specified PB4 Sodium perborate tetrahydrate of nominal formula NaB02.3H2O.H202 PB1 Anhydrous sodium perborate whitener of nominal formula NaB02.H202 TAED Tetraacetylethylenediamine DTPMP Diethylenetriaminepenta (methylene phosphonate) , marketed by Monsanto under the trade name Dequest 2060 Photoactivated bleach: sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine encapsulated in dextrin soluble polymer Brightener: 4,4'-Bis (4-anilino-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino) -stilben-2: 2'- Disodium Disulfonate 5 Silicone Antifoam: Polydimethyldiloxane foam controller with a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer as the dispersing agent with a ratio of said foam controller to said dispersing agent from 10: 1 to 100: 1 HEDP: Acid 1, 1-hydroxyethyl diphosphonic Bayhibit AM: 2-phosphonobutan-1, 2,4-tricarboxylic acid commercially available from Bayer TPTA: N, N'-Bis (3-aminopropyl) -1,3-propanediamine commercially available from Aldrich 15 EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 1 Preparation of PEÍ 1800 E? Step A) The ethoxylation is carried out in a steel autoclave stainless steel with agitator, of 7.5 liters, equipped for measurement and temperature control, pressure measurement, vacuum and inert gas purging, sampling, and for the introduction of ethylene oxide as a liquid. A cylinder of -9.06 kg net of ethylene oxide (ARC) is installed to *, ^^ & eßi ^ áá »«, ^ i ^^ i ^ Mi! ß? m¡ ^ ti ^ ?? ^ 77 ?? ^ »^^ *. - J - ». < _8a ». to supply ethylene oxide as a liquid by means of a pump to the autoclave with the cylinder placed on a scale to be able to monitor the changes in weight of the cylinder. A 750 g portion of polyethylenimine (PEI) (Nippon Shokubai, Epomin SP-018 having a listed average molecular weight of 1800, equivalent to 0.417 moles of polymer and 17.4 moles of nitrogen) is added to the autoclave. The autoclave is then sealed and purged of air (applying vacuum to minus 711 mm Hg followed by pressurization with nitrogen at 17.57 kg / cm ^, then ventilating at atmospheric pressure). The contents of the autoclave are heated to 130 ° C while vacuum is applied. After about one hour, the autoclave is charged with nitrogen at about 17.57 kg / cm ^ while the autoclave is cooled to about 105 ° C. Ethylene oxide is then added to the autoclave in increments over time while carefully monitoring the pressure, temperature and flow rate of ethylene oxide in the autoclave. The ethylene oxide pump is turned off and cooling is applied to limit any increase in temperature that results from any reaction exotherms. The temperature is maintained between 100 and 110 ° C while the total pressure is allowed to gradually increase during the course of the reaction. After a total of 750 grams of ethylene oxide have been charged into the autoclave (almost equivalent to one mole of ethylene oxide per function of PEI nitrogen), the temperature is increased to 110 ° C and the autoclave is allowed to stir for one more hour. At this point, } p * & * > -f »applies vacuum to remove any residual ethylene oxide without reacting. Step B) The reaction mixture is then deodorized by passing approximately 2,831 cn.3 of inert gas (argon or nitrogen) through a gas dispersion frit and through the reaction mixture while stirring and heating the mixture to 130 °. C. The final reaction product is cooled slightly and collected in glass containers purged with nitrogen. In other preparations, neutralization and deodorization are achieved in the reactor before discharging the product. If a PEI 1800 E7 is desired, the next step of catalyst addition between Step A and B will be included. Vacuum is applied continuously while the autoclave is cooled to about 50 ° C by introducing 376 g of a sodium methoxide solution at 25 ° C. % in a methanol solution (1.74 moles, to achieve a catalyst load of 10% based on the PEI nitrogen functions). The methoxide solution is sucked into the autoclave under vacuum and then the programming point of the autoclave temperature controller is increased to 130 ° C. A device is used to monitor the energy consumed by the agitator. The power of the agitator is monitored together with the temperature and pressure. The power and temperature values of the agitator increase gradually as the methanol is removed from the autoclave, and the viscosity of the mixture increases and stabilizes at about 1 hour indicating that most of the methanol has been removed. The mixture is ^ ^^^^ - ^^^, ^? ^^ iá heated and further stirred under vacuum for 30 minutes more. The vacuum is removed and the autoclave is cooled to 105 ° C while it is charged with nitrogen at 17.57 kg / cm2 and then ventilated at ambient pressure. The autoclave is charged at 14.06 kg / cm2 with nitrogen. Ethylene oxide is again added to the autoclave in increments as mentioned above, carefully monitoring the pressure, temperature and flow rate of ethylene oxide in the autoclave, while maintaining the temperature between 100 and 110 ° C and limiting any increase in temperature due to the exotherm of the reaction. After achieving the addition of 4,500 g of ethylene oxide (resulting in a total of 7 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of nitrogen function of PEI) for several hours, the temperature is increased to 110 ° C and the mixture is Shake for one more hour. The reaction mixture is then collected in nitrogen purged containers and is eventually transferred to a 22-liter, three-necked ball flask equipped with heating and stirring. The strong alkaline catalyst is neutralized by adding 167 g of methanesulfonic acid (1.74 moles). Other preferred examples such as PEI 1800 E2, PEI 1800 E3, PEI 1800 E15 and PEI 1800 E20 can be prepared by the above method by adjusting the reaction time and the relative amount of ethylene oxide used in the reaction.

EXAMPLE OF S.NTESIS 2 Quaternization at 4.7% ^ of PEÍ 1800 E7 To a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar is added poly (ethyleneimine), MW 1800 ethoxylated to a degree of 7 (224 g, 0.637 moles nitrogen, prepared as in Synthesis Example 1) and acetonitrile (Baker, 150g, 3.65 moles). Dimethyl sulfate (Aldrich, 3.8 g, 0.030 mol) is added in a single dose to the rapidly stirring solution, which is then capped and stirred at room temperature overnight. The acetonitrile is evaporated on the rotary evaporator at ~60 ° C, followed by a Kugelrohr (Aldrich) apparatus at ~80 ° C to produce -220 g of the desired material as a viscous dark brown liquid. A spectrum of 13 C-NMR (D 20) shows the absence of a peak at -58 ppm corresponding to dimethyl sulfate. A spectrum of A 1 H-NMR (D20) shows the partial change of the peak at 2.5 ppm (methylenes bound to non-quaternized nitrogens) at -3.0 ppm.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 3 Oxidation of PEI 1800 E7 quaternized to 4.7% To a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar is added poly (ethyleneimine), PM1800 which has been ethoxylated to a degree of 7, and quaternized to -4.7% with dimethyl sulfate. (121.7 g, -0.32 moles of oxidizable nitrogen, prepared as in synthesis example 2), hydrogen peroxide (Aldrich, 40 g of a 50% by weight water solution, 0.588 moles), and water (109.4 g) . The flask is capped, and after an initial exotherm the solution is stirred at room temperature overnight. A spectrum of 1H-NMR (D20) shows the total change of methylene peaks from 2.5-3.0 ppm to -3.5 ppm. To the solution is added -5 g of 0.5% Pd on alumina pellets and the solution is allowed to stand at room temperature for -3 days. The peroxide indicator paper shows that no peroxide remains in the system. The material is stored as a 46.5% solution in water.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 4 Formation of amine oxide of PEI 1800 E7 To a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar is added polyethylene imine having a molecular weight of 1800 and ethoxylated to a degree of about 7 ethoxy groups per nitrogen (PEI-1800, E7) (209 g, 0.595 moles of nitrogen, prepared as in synthesis example 1), and hydrogen peroxide (120 g of a solution in water at 30% by weight, 1.06 mol). The flask is capped and after an initial exotherm the solution is stirred at room temperature overnight. The H-NMR spectrum (D20) obtained on a sample of the reaction mixture indicates complete conversion. The resonances belonging to the protons of ! ^^ aifa ^^ g ^^^ * ^^ methylene adjacent to non-oxidized hydrogens have changed from the original position of -2.5 ppm to -3.5 ppm. To the reaction solution is added about 5 g of 0.5% Pd on alumina pellets, and the solution is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 3 days. The solution is tested and found negative for peroxide by indicator paper. The material as obtained is stored appropriately as an active solution at 51.1% in water.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 5 Preparation of PEI 1200 Ei Step A) The ethoxylation is carried out in a stainless steel autoclave with stirrer, of 7.56 liters, equipped for measurement and temperature control, pressure measurement, vacuum and inert gas purging, sampling, and for the introduction of ethylene oxide. as a liquid. A cylinder of ~ 9.06 kg net of ethylene oxide (ARC) is installed to supply ethylene oxide as a liquid by means of a pump to the autoclave placing the cylinder on a scale to be able to monitor the changes in weight of the cylinder. A 750 g portion of polyethyleneimine is added to the autoclave (PEI) (having a listed average molecular weight of 1200, equivalents to 0.625 moles of polymer and 17.4 moles of nitrogen functions). The autoclave is then sealed and purged of air (applying vacuum to minus 711 mm Hg followed by applying pressure with nitrogen at 17.57 kg / cm2, then ventilating at atmospheric pressure). The contents of the autoclave are heated to 130 ° C while vacuum is applied. After about one hour, the autoclave is charged with nitrogen at about 17.57 kg / cm2 while the autoclave is cooled to approximately 105 ° C. Ethylene oxide is then added to the autoclave in increments over time while carefully monitoring the pressure, temperature and flow rate of ethylene oxide in the autoclave. The ethylene oxide pump is turned off and cooling is applied to limit any increase in temperature that results from any reaction exotherm. The temperature is maintained between 100 and 110 ° C while the total pressure is allowed to gradually increase during the course of the reaction. After a total of 750 grams of ethylene oxide has been charged into the autoclave (almost equivalent to one mole of ethylene oxide per function of PEI nitrogen), the temperature is increases to 110 ° C and the autoclave is allowed to stir for an additional hour. At this point, vacuum is applied to remove any residual ethylene oxide that did not react. Step B) The reaction mixture is then deodorized by passing about 2.831 cm3 of inert gas (argon or nitrogen) through a gas dispersion frit and through the reaction mixture while stirring and heating the mixture to 130 ° C. The final reaction product is cooled slightly and collected in glass containers purged with nitrogen.

In other preparations, neutralization and deodorization are achieved in the reactor before discharging the product. If a PEI 1200 E7 is desired, the next catalyst addition step will be included between Step A and B. Vacuum is applied continuously while the autoclave is cooled to approximately 50 ° C by introducing 376 g of a sodium methoxide solution at 25 ° C. % in methanol (1.74 moles, to achieve a catalyst load of 10% based on the nitrogen functions of PEI). The methoxide solution is sucked into the autoclave under vacuum and then the programming point of the autoclave temperature controller is increased to 130 ° C. A device is used to monitor the energy consumed by the agitator. The power of the agitator is monitored together with the temperature and pressure. The power and temperature values of the agitator increase gradually as the methanol is removed from the autoclave, and the viscosity of the mixture increases and stabilizes in about one hour indicating that most of the methanol has been removed. The mixture is heated and further stirred under vacuum for an additional 30 minutes. The vacuum is removed and the autoclave is cooled to 105 ° C while it is charged with nitrogen at 17.57 kg / cm2 and then ventilated at ambient pressure. The autoclave is charged at 14.06 kg / cm2 with nitrogen. Ethylene oxide is added again to the autoclave in increments as mentioned above, carefully monitoring the pressure, temperature and flow velocity of ethylene oxide in the autoclave, while maintaining the ^ ¡HÜ ^ I g ¡_____ # * .. nJU * e? »? L? ÍÍÍ temperature between 100 and 110 ° C and limiting any increase in temperature due to the exotherm of the reaction. After achieving the addition of 4,500 g of ethylene oxide (resulting in a total of 7 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of nitrogen function of PEI) for several hours, the temperature is increased to 110 ° C and the mixture Shake for an additional hour. The reaction mixture is then collected in nitrogen purged containers and is eventually transferred to a 22-neck, three-necked ball flask equipped with heating and stirring. The strong alkaline catalyst is neutralized by adding 167 g of methanesulfonic acid (1.74 moles). Other preferred examples such as PEI 1200 E2, PEI 1200 E3, PEI 1200 E15 and PEI 1200 E20 can be prepared by the above method by adjusting the reaction time and the relative amount of ethylene oxide used in the reaction. The amine oxide corresponding to the above ethoxylated PEI can also be prepared following synthesis example 4.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 6 Quaternization at 9.7% of PEI 1200 E7 To a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar is added poly (ethyleneimine), PM 1200 ethoxylated to a grade 7 (248.4 g, 0.707 mol nitrogen, prepared as in Synthesis Example 5) and acetonitrile (Baker, 200 mL). Dimethyl sulfate (Aldrich, 8.48 g, 0.067 mol) is added in a single dose to the rapidly stirring solution, which is then capped and stirred at room temperature overnight. The acetonitrile is evaporated on the rotary evaporator at ~60 ° C, followed by a Kugelrohr (Aldrich) apparatus at ~80 ° C to produce -220 g of the desired material as a viscous dark brown liquid. A spectrum of 13 C-NMR (D 20) shows the absence of a peak at -58 ppm corresponding to dimemethyl sulfate. A spectrum of 1 H-NMR (D20) shows the partial change of the peak of 2.5 ppm (methylenes bound to non-quaternized nitrogens) at -3.0 ppm.

EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 7 Oxidation at 4.7% of PEI 1800 E7 quaternized at 9.5% To a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar is added poly (ethyleneimine), PM1200 which has been ethoxylated to a degree of 7, and quaternized to -9.5% with dimethyl sulfate (144 g, -0.37 moles of nitrogen oxidizable, prepared as in synthesis example 6), hydrogen peroxide (Aldrich, 35.4 g of a 50% by weight water solution, 0.52 moles), and water (100 g). The flask is capped, and after an initial exotherm the solution is stirred at room temperature overnight. A spectrum of 1 H-NMR (D 20) shows the total change of the methylene peaks from 2.5-3.0 ppm to -3.5 ppm. To the solution, sufficient sodium bisulfite is added as a solution in 40% water to reduce the level of residual peroxide to 1-5 ppm. The sodium sulfate that is formed causes an aqueous phase to be separated that contains salts, but nothing or few organic. The aqueous salt phase is removed and the desired oxidized polyethylene imine derivative is obtained and stored as a 52% solution in water. EXAMPLE 1 The following compositions are in accordance with the present invention. fifteen twenty EXAMPLE 2 The following compositions are in accordance with the present invention. ^ • ^ ¿áfrs ^ EXAMPLE 3 The following compositions are for use as sheets that grease the dryer according to the invention.

EXAMPLE 4 The following detergent formulations S and T in accordance with the present invention: EXAMPLE 5 The following liquid detergent formulation in accordance with the present invention was prepared: 15 twenty i ^ í ^ á ^ éSii? ^^^ if ^^ ^

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NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. - A fabric care composition comprising: i) a nitrogenous compound that is selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent, and mixtures thereof and i) a soap cream reducing agent; which is selected from a water-soluble cationic surfactant; a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine type surfactant, and mixtures thereof; as long as the only nitrogenous compound is a polyamino-functional polymer, the polymer is present in amounts greater than 1% by weight.

2. A composition according to claim 1, further characterized in that said water-soluble surfactant is of the formula: [R1N + R3] X "in which the group R1 is a hydrocarbon group of C? Or-C22 or the group interrupted by corresponding ester linkage with an alkylene group of Cr C4 between the ester linkage and the N, and each R is a CC alkyl or substituted alkyl, or hydrogen, and the counterion X "is an anion compatible with the softener.

3. A composition according to claim 2, further characterized in that the water soluble cationic surfactant is selected from N, N-dimethyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) -N-dodecyl / tetradecylammonium bromide, myristoyl choline ester quaternary methylammonium halides, lauroyl choline ester methylammonium halides, ester quaternary methylammonium halides of cocoyl choline and mixtures thereof.

4. A composition according to any of claims 1-3, further characterized in that the polyoxyalkylenealkylamine surfactant has the formula: wherein R is selected from linear C7-C21 alkyl, branched C7-C2i alkyl, C7-C2 alkenyl? linear, alkenyl of C7-C2? branched, and mixtures thereof; R1 is ethylene; R2 is selected from linear C3-C4 alkyl, branched C3-C4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; R3 is selected from hydrogen, linear C C alkyl, branched C3-C4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; R 4 is selected from hydrogen, linear d-C alkyl, branched C 3 -C 4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; A is N (R5) (R10) X (R2O) v R3 R5 is selected from unit - [(R10) x (R20) y], linear C C6 alkyl, branched C1-C16 alkyl, linear C1-C16 alkenyl, branched CrC16 alkenyl, and mixtures thereof; where the index m is 1 or 2, the index n is 0 or 1, provided that m equals 1, n equals 1; and when m is 2 n is 0; wherein the index x is from 0 to about 50, preferably from 1 to 25, wherein the index y is from 0 to about 10; wherein the index q is 0 or 1.

5. A composition according to claim 4, further characterized in that said index x is from 1 to 25.

6. A composition according to any of claims 4 or 5, further characterized in that said index m equals 2 and n equals 0.

7. A composition according to any of claims 1-6, further characterized in that said polymer comprises a polyamine structure corresponding to the formula: [R'2N-R] n + 1 - [FN-R] m- [N I-R] n- NR which has a polyamine formula V (n + i) WmYnZ or a structure of polyamine corresponding to the formula: R 'i R [R'2N-R] n.k + 1 - [N-R] m- [N-R] n- [Ñ-R] k-NR'2 which has a polyamine formula (n_k + i) WmYnY'kZ, where k is smaller or equal to n, said structure of poilamine has a molecular weight greater than 200 daltons, wherein: i) the units V are terminal units having the formula: i_fclfM -_? _ a- O R "- N- R- R'- N - R- R '- N- R- I I R" R' R " ii) units W are base structure units that have the formula: iii) Y units are branching units that have the formula: and iv) the units Y 'are branching point for a base structure or branching ring having the formula: N - R - N - R N - R R I 0 ° R I or I R v) Z units are terminal units that have the formula: wherein the base structure binding units R are selected from the group consisting of C2-C-12 alkylene. C4 alkylene C-12, C3-C-12 hydroxyalkylene. C4-C12 dihydroxyalkylene. dialkylarylene of C8-C12, - (R10) xR \ - (R10) XR5 (0R1) X-, (CH2CH (OR) CH20) z (R10) and RI (OCH2CH (OR2) CH2) w-, -C (0) (R4) rC (0) -, (CH2CH (OR2) CH2 ~ and mixtures thereof; wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6 alkylene, and mixtures thereof: R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, - (R10) xB, and mixtures thereof; R4 is selected from the group consisting of CrC alkylene, C4-C2 alkenylene, C8-C2 arylalkylene, C-C-io arylene, and mixtures thereof; R5 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkylene, C3-C2 hydroxyalkylene, C -C2 dihydroxyalkylene, C8-C12 dialkylarylene, -C (O) -, -C (0) NHR6NHC ( 0) -, -R1 (OR1) -, -C (0) (R4) rC (0) -, - CH2CH (OH) CH2-, -CH2CH (OH) CH20 (R10) and R1OCH2CH (OH) CH2-, and mixtures 10 of them; R6 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C2 alkylene or Cd-C2 arylene; the R 'units are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CrC22 alkyl, C3-C22 alkenyl, C7-C22 arylalkyl, C2-C22 hydroxyalkyl, - (CH2) pC02M, - (CH2) qS03M, -CH ( CH2C02M) C02M, - * r tt (CH2) pP03M, - (R10) xB, -C (0) R3, and mixtures thereof; B is selected from # 15 group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, - (CH2) qS? 3M, - (CH2) pC02M, - (CH2) q- (CHS03M) CH2S03M, - (CH2) q- (CHS02M) CH2S03M, - (CH2) pP03M, -P03M, and mixtures thereof; R3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C18 alkyl, C7-C2 arylalkyl, aryl substituted by C7-C2 alkyl, C6-C2 aryl, and mixtures thereof; M is hydrogen or 20 a cation soluble in water in an amount sufficient to satisfy the charge balance; X is a water soluble anion; m has the value of 2 to 700; n has the value from 0 to 350; p has the value of 1 to 6, q has the value of 0 to 6; r has the value of 0 or 1; w has the value of 0 or 1; x has the value of 1 to 100; and has the . * *, Sfellife »», lar-. - JJ-fciw. - »value from 0 to 100; z has the value of 0 or 1.

8. A composition according to any of claims 1-7, further characterized in that said dye fixing agent is a cellulose reactive dye fixing agent.

9. A composition according to any of claims 1-8, further characterized in that the nitrogenous compound is from 1% to 25% by weight, more preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of the composition.

10. The use of a surfactant agent in a composition comprising a nitrogenous compound that is selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent and mixtures thereof, to reduce or avoid the formation of soap in fabrics or parts of washing machines that come in contact with the composition.

11. The use according to claim 9, further characterized in that said surfactant is selected from a water soluble cationic surfactant, a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant, a water soluble softening compound and mixtures thereof. i? _ < _d ___- bMHto¿ »- Saos- ... * fc_ ~ •. * - *. aa & ft. The fabric care primer comprising a nitrogen compound that is selected from a polyamino functional polymer, a dye fixing agent and mixtures thereof, and a soap cream reducing agent that is selected from a soluble cationic surfactant. in water, a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant, and mixtures thereof, whereby the composition shows no or no soap cream formation in fabrics and / or parts of washing machines compared to compositions that do not comprise the agent soapy cream reducer. JT / IM / igp P00 / 1821F