JP2003183981A - Fabric softening concentrated composition and highly unsaturated fabric softener compound therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a compound which is useful for forming a fabric softening composition that is an aqueous dispersion of the compound or a clear solution, has a desirable low viscosity and excellent recovery after freezing and thawing to have a stable low viscosity. <P>SOLUTION: This biodegradable fabric softener compound contains an ester linkage and unsaturation in the hydrophobic chain. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to highly unsaturated biodegradable fabric (fabric) softener compounds for use in preparing softening compositions useful for softening fabrics. In particular, the present invention provides a concentrated fabric softener with good freeze / thaw recovery for use in the rinse cycle of domestic fabric laundry operations to provide excellent fabric softening / static control and rewet benefits. To the preparation of chemical compositions.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fabric softening compositions containing large amounts of softening agents are known in the art. However, there is a need for highly concentrated compositions with good freeze / thaw recovery, especially compositions that can be prepared by processing at normal room temperature.

The present invention provides improved stability (ie, no precipitation, no gelation, no thickening, at room temperature, ie, room temperature and sub-normal temperature, under long term storage conditions. Or a non-coagulating) and which will recover after freezing and will recover to prepare a stable composition.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In one aspect, the liquid fabric softener composition of the present invention comprises from about 15 to about 50% by weight of the (A) composition, preferably from about 16 to about 35%, more preferably about 17.
~ About 30% by weight of formula (1)

[Chemical 4] [In the formula, each R substituent is a short chain C _{1 to} C ₆ , preferably C ₁
To C ₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, eg
Methyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl, benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is 1 to about 4;
Each Y is -O- (O) C-, or -C (O) -O-; and the sum of carbon in each R ^{1 and 1} when Y is -O- (O) C-. C ₁₂ -C ₂₂ , preferably C ₁₄ -C ₂₀ , each R ¹ is hydrocarbyl or a substituted hydrocarbyl group, preferably alkyl, monounsaturated alkylene,
And polyunsaturated alkylene groups, the softener active containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least about 3%, preferably at least about 5%, more preferably at least about 10% by weight of the total softener actives present. %, More preferably at least about 15% by weight (as used herein "% softener active ingredient containing a given R ¹ group" is the total R used to prepare all softener active ingredients). that same R ¹ group is the same percent of) (iodine value used herein, "parent" fatty acid, or "corresponding" fatty acid relative to ¹ group will be present in fatty acids containing R ¹ group not is used to define the unsaturated amount of the R ¹ group is the same as the saturated amount); counterion X ^- is a softener-compatible anion, preferably chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, or two, Rate, softener having can] be more preferably chloride, (2)

[Chemical 5] (Wherein each Y, R, R ¹ and X ⁽⁻⁾ has the same meaning as before) (for such compounds the formula [CH ₃ ] ₃ N ⁽⁺⁾ [CH ₂ CH (CH ₂ O (O) C
R ¹ ) O (O) CR ¹ ] Cl ⁽⁻⁾ (wherein, in particular, C (O) R ¹ contains some saturated, some unsaturated, eg oleic fatty acids and some polyunsaturated fatty acids. Derived from a mixture of R ¹ groups, preferably each R is a methyl or ethyl group, preferably each R ¹ is in the range C _{15 to} C ₁₉ and different degrees of unsaturation are present in the alkyl chain). And (3) a biodegradable fabric softener active ingredient selected from the group consisting of a mixture thereof (wherein said fabric softener active ingredient is in the form of a stable dispersion), (B) optionally a fragrance 0 % To about 10%, preferably about 0.1% to about 5%, more preferably about 0.2% to
About 3%, (C) optionally stabilizer 0% to about 2%, preferably about 0.01% to about 0.2%, more preferably about 0.035% to about 0.1%, and (D ) The balance (about 5 to about 30% by weight of the water and optionally the composition, preferably about 8 to about 25%, more preferably about 10 to about 20%).
A liquid carrier comprising wt% water-soluble organic solvent) (the viscosity of the composition is about 500 cps or less, preferably about 400 cps or less, more preferably about 200 cps or less and after freezing and thawing about 1000 cps or less, preferably about 5 cps.
Recovery to less than 00 cps).

In another aspect, the composition can be transparent and from about 2 to about 80% by weight of the (A) composition,
Preferably about 13 to about 75% by weight, more preferably about 1
7 to about 70% by weight of formula (1)

[Chemical 6] [In the formula, each R substituent is a short-chain C₁~ C₆, Preferably C₁
~ C_ThreeAn alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, for example
Methyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, hydroxy
Benzyl, or mixtures thereof, such as cyethyl
Each m is 2 or 3; each n is 1 to about 4;
Each Y is -O- (O) C-, or -C (O) -O-
Yes; each R¹Carbon plus Y is -O- (O) C-
The sum of 1 and C is₁₂~ C_{twenty two}, Preferably C₁₄~ C₂₀so
Yes, each R¹Is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl
Bil substituent, preferably alkyl, monounsaturated alkyle
And polyunsaturated alkylene groups, polyunsaturated
Softener active ingredients containing alkylene groups are wholly soft.
At least about 3% by weight of the softener active ingredient, preferably low.
At least about 5% by weight, more preferably at least about 10%
%, More preferably at least about 15% by weight
(Predetermined R used here¹Group containing "softener activity
% Of Ingredients "to prepare all of the softener active ingredients
All R used¹That same R for the radical¹Same as% of base
("Parental" fatty acids or "corresponding" as used here)
The iodine value of fatty acids is R¹Present in fatty acids containing groups
R which is the same as the unsaturation amount¹Define the amount of unsaturation of the group
Counterion X) ⁻Is compatible with softeners
Anion, preferably chloride, bromide, methylsal
Fate, or nitrate, more preferably chloride
A softener having the formula (2)

[Chemical 7] And (3) a biodegradable fabric softener active ingredient selected from the group consisting of (3) mixtures thereof, (B) up to about 40% by weight of the composition, preferably about 10 to about 38% by weight, more preferably From about 12 to about 25% by weight, more preferably from about 14 to about 20% by weight, ClogP from about 0.15.
A main solvent having about 0.64, preferably about 0.25 to about 0.62, more preferably about 0.40 to about 0.60 [wherein the main solvent is preferably 1,2-hexanediol, or alternatively 2 , 2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol mixture (range of ratio of TMPD to 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol is good phase stability, especially low temperature phase stability Preferably about 80:20 to about 50:50, and more preferably about 75:25) for sex.

The pH of the composition should be from about 1 to about 5, preferably from about 1.5 to about 4.5, more preferably from about 2 to about 3.5.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A. Fabric softening activity
Sexual Ingredients The essential ingredients of the present invention are about 15 to about 50% by weight of the composition,
Preferably about 16 to about 35% by weight, more preferably about 1
7 to about 30% by weight of a biodegradable fabric softener active ingredient selected from the compounds described below and mixtures thereof. These compounds are new compounds having properties that are not trivial when formulated into traditional concentrated aqueous fabric softener compositions of the type which are dispersions / suspensions of fabric softener actives. The compound has at least about 3%, more preferably at least about 5%, more preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least about 15% by weight softener active ingredient containing a polyunsaturated group. Should be.
This polyunsaturation gives excellent freeze / thaw recovery. In general, one would not want polyunsaturation in the active ingredient, since polyunsaturation tends to be much less stable than monounsaturated groups. The presence of these highly unsaturated substances renders the compounds and / or compositions of the present invention highly active and, due to the large amount of polyunsaturation, antibacterial agents, antioxidants, and And / or make it essential to contain a reducing substance.

Diester quaternary ammonium fabric softening
Active Compound (DEQA) (1) The first type of DEQA is preferably a compound of the formula:

[Chemical 8] [In the formula, each R substituent is a short chain C _{1 to} C ₆ , preferably C ₁
To C ₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, eg
Methyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl, etc., benzyl or mixtures thereof;
Each m is 2 or 3; each n is 1 to about 4; each Y
Is -O- (O) C-, or -C (O) -O-; and the sum of carbon in each R < ¹ > and Y when Y is -O- (O) C- is C < ₁₂ >. To C ₂₂ , preferably C _{14 to} C ₂₀ , and each R ¹ is hydrocarbyl or a substituted hydrocarbyl substituent]. Preferably, the softener active ingredient contains alkyl, monounsaturated alkylene, and polyunsaturated alkylene groups, and the softener active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least about 3 of the total softener active ingredients present. wt%, preferably at least about 5 wt%, more preferably at least about 10 wt%, more preferably at least about 15 wt% (here containing a predetermined R ¹ group to use "percent of softener active "
Is based on interpreting% of total active ingredient as opposed to% with respect to the total R ¹ groups in which a given R ¹ group is present).

The iodine value (hereinafter IV) of these R ¹ "parent" fatty acids is preferably about 60 on average.
To about 140, more preferably about 70 to about 130, and even more preferably about 75 to about 115. The active ingredient containing unsaturated R ¹ groups is preferably about 50% of the total active ingredient present.
To about 100% by weight, more preferably about 55 to about 95% by weight, and even more preferably about 60 to about 90% by weight. The active ingredient comprising polyunsaturated R ¹ groups is present in at least about 3%, preferably at least about 5%, more preferably at least about 10%, even more preferably at least about 15% by weight of the total active ingredient present. is there. These polyunsaturations are necessary to give optimum viscosity stability, especially after freezing and thawing. The higher the amount of polyunsaturation in the active ingredient, the lower the amount of active ingredient containing unsaturated R ¹ groups can be.

The counterion X ^- is a softener compatible anion, preferably a strong acid anion. For example, it can be chloride, bromide, methyl sulfate, sulfate, nitrate and the like, more preferably chloride.

These biodegradable quaternary ammonium fabric softening compounds are preferably unsaturated fatty acids mainly from natural sources such as oleic acid, the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and / or saturated fatty acids and / or moieties. Derived from hydrogenated fatty acids, for example vegetable oils and / or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, such as canola oil, safflower oil,
It contains the group-(O) CR ¹ derived from peanut oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, tall oil, rice bran oil and the like. In another preferred embodiment, the fatty acid has the following approximate distribution and the comparative DEQA is similar to that described in the art: fatty acyl group DEQA ¹ DEQA ² DEQA ³ DEQA ⁴ DEQA ⁵ C12 trace traces 0 0 0 C14 3 3 0 0 0 C16 4 4 5 5 5 C18 0 0 5 6 6 C14: 1 3 3 0 0 C16: 1 11 7 0 0 3 C18: 1 74 73 71 68 67 C18: 2 4 8 8 11 11 C18: 3 0 1 1 2 2 C20: 1 0 0 2 2 2 C20 or more 0 0 2 6 0 Unknown 0 0 6 6 7 Total 99 99 100 100 102 IV 86 to 90 88 to 95 99 100 95 cis / transformer ( Non-limiting examples of C18: 1) 20-30 20-30 455 TPU 4991313 DEQA are as follows.

Fat acyl group DEQA ¹⁰ DEQA ¹¹ C14 0 1 C16 11 25 C18 4 20 C14: 1 0 C16: 1 1 0 C18: 1 27 45 C18: 2 50 6 C18: 3 7 0 Unknown 0 3 Total 100 100 IV 125-138 56 cis / trans (C18: 1) not available 7 TPU 566 DEQA ¹⁰ is made from soybean fatty acid and DEQA ¹¹ is made from slightly hydrogenated tallow fatty acid.

At least most (eg, about 50% to 1)
00%, preferably about 55% to about 95%, more preferably about 60% to about 90%) fatty acid groups are unsaturated, and the total amount of active ingredients containing polyunsaturated fatty acyl groups. (TPU) is preferably about 3% to about 30%, preferably about 5% to about 25%, more preferably about 10% to about 18%. The cis / trans ratio of unsaturated fatty acyl groups is usually important, with a cis / trans ratio of 1:
It is from 1 to about 50: 1, the minimum is 1: 1 and is preferably at least 3: 1, more preferably from about 4: 1 to about 20: 1.

Unsaturated fatty acyl groups, including the essential polyunsaturated fatty acyl groups, surprisingly not only provide effective softening, but also have good rewetting properties, good antistatic properties, and It also gives excellent recovery after freezing and thawing. These unsaturated materials provide excellent softening and antistatic effects while minimizing loss of water absorption and "grease" feel. These two properties allow the use of softeners in amounts that are usually higher than desired, which provides several additional benefits, including less damage to the fabric and improved color retention for colored items. Typical usage in the rinse cycle is g softener active ingredient vs. fabric k.
The ratio of g is at least about 3, preferably about 3.2 to about 1.
Sufficient to provide 0, more preferably about 3.5 to about 7. Concentration C of softener actives in rinse water required to provide good fabric color retention (ppm-parts / million)
Also depends on the relative amount of fabric and rinse water as measured by the ratio R of fabric weight (g) to rinse water weight (kg).

Highly unsaturated materials are easier to formulate into concentrated premixes that maintain low viscosities and are therefore easier to process, eg easier to pump and mix. is there. Only small amounts of solvent normally associated with such materials, ie, from about 5 to about 20% by weight of the total softener / solvent mixture, preferably from about 8 to about 25%, more preferably from about 10 to about 20%. These highly unsaturated substances with ## STR3 ## are also easy to formulate into stable concentrated compositions of the invention, even at room temperature. This ability to process active ingredients at low temperatures is especially important in the case of polyunsaturated groups as it minimizes decomposition. Additional protection against degradation can be provided when the compounds and softener compositions contain effective antioxidants and / or reducing agents as described below.

[0016] As long as the R ¹ to maintain an essentially hydrophobic properties, the substituents R and R ¹ are alkoxy optionally, it will be understood that can be replaced by various groups such as hydroxyl groups. A preferred compound can be considered to be a biodegradable diester variant of the widely used fabric softener ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride (hereinafter "DTDMAC"). A preferred long chain DEQA is DEQA prepared from a source containing large amounts of polyunsaturation, i.e., N, N-di (acyl-oxyethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride (acyl is sufficient polyunsaturated). Derived from fatty acids containing saturation).

When defining the diester as used herein, it can include the monoester present. Preferably, at least 80% of DEQA is in the diester form and 0% to about 20% can be the monoester of DEQA (eg, in formula (1), m is 2 and one The YR ¹ group is “H” or —C— (O) —OH
Is either). For softening, under no / low detergent carryover laundry conditions, the% monoester should be as low as possible, preferably about 5% or less. However, under high anionic detergent surfactant or detersive builder carryover conditions, some monoesters may be preferred. The total ratio of diester to monoester is about 100: 1 to about 2: 1, preferably about 50: 1 to about 5: 1, more preferably about 13: 1 to about 8: 1. Under high detergent carryover conditions, the diester / monoester ratio is preferably about 11: 1. The amount of monoester present can be controlled during the production of DEQA.

The compounds used in the practice of this invention as biodegradable quaternized ester-amine softeners can be prepared using standard reaction chemistry. In one synthesis of the diester variant of DTDMAC, the formula RN (CH
The amine of ₂ CH ₂ OH) ₂ is esterified with an acid chloride of formula R ² C (O) Cl at both hydroxyl groups and then quaternized with an alkyl halide RX to give the desired reaction product (R and R ¹ is as previously defined)
To generate. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this reaction sequence allows a wide selection of agents to be manufactured.

Yet another DEQA softener active ingredient suitable for formulating the clear concentrated liquid fabric softener composition of the present invention is the formula (1) above, wherein one R group is C _1-4. Is a hydroxyalkyl group), and preferably one R group is a hydroxyethyl group. One example of such a hydroxyethyl ester active ingredient is di (acyloxyethyl) (2-hydroxyethyl) methylammonium methylsulfate (acyl group derived from said fatty acid). Another example of this type of DEQA is DEQ
Derived from the same fatty acid as A ¹ and hereinafter DEQA ⁸
Indicates.

(2) The second type of DEQA active ingredient is
General formula

[Chemical 9] Where each Y, R, R ¹ , and X ⁽⁻⁾ has the same meaning as before. As such a compound, a compound of the formula [CH ₃ ] ₃ N ⁽⁺⁾ [CH ₂ CH (CH ₂ O (O) C
R ¹ ) O (O) CR ¹ ] Cl ⁽⁻⁾ (wherein each R is a methyl or ethyl group, and preferably each R ¹ is in the range of C _{15 to} C ₁₉ ). Can be mentioned. When defining a diester as used herein, it can include the monoester present. The amount of monoester that may be present is the same as DEQA (1).

Agents of these types and their general preparation are disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,137,180 issued Jan. 30, 1979 to Nike et al. (Incorporated herein by reference). There is. Preferred DEQA of Formula (2)
An example is "propyl" having the formula 1,2-di (acyloxy) -3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride, wherein the acyl group is the same as in DEQA ^5.
The ester quaternary ammonium fabric softener is the active ingredient and is designated DEQA ⁹ below.

The DEQA active ingredient may contain small amounts of fatty acids which may be by-products of unreacted starting materials and / or partial decomposition of the softener active ingredient in the finished composition, for example hydrolysis. It is preferred that the amount of free fatty acids is low, preferably about 10% or less by weight of the softener active, more preferably about 5% or less. Concentrated Dispersion Compositions Stable "dispersion" compositions that can be prepared using the novel compounds / compositions of the present invention are described in E / H. 1 by wall
Co-pending US Patent Application No. 08 / filed June 5, 995
No. 461,207, which is incorporated herein by reference.

(B) Perfume The premix and / or finished composition of the present invention may contain any softener compatible perfume. Preferred perfumes are disclosed in Bacon et al., US Pat. No. 5,500,138, issued Mar. 19, 1996, which is incorporated herein by reference. The perfume can optionally be present in an amount of about 0 to about 10% by weight of the finished composition, preferably about 0.1 to about 5%, more preferably about 0.2 to about 3%. It is an advantage of the use of the present invention that the perfume can preferably be added to the premix to simplify the preparation of the finished dispersion composition and improve the fabric attachment of said perfume. The premix can be added to water containing the required amount of acid, preferably mineral acid, more preferably HCl to prepare the finished composition as described below.

(C) Stabilizers Stabilizers are highly desirable and even essential in the finished dispersions and / or transparent compositions and optionally raw materials of the invention. The term "stabilizer" as used herein includes antioxidants and reducing agents. These agents range from 0% to about 2% in the case of antioxidants in the finished composition.
%, Preferably about 0.01% to about 0.2%, more preferably about 0.035% to about 0.1%, in the case of a reducing agent,
More preferably present in an amount of about 0.01% to about 0.2%. In the case of premixes, the amount is adjusted according to the concentration of softener active in the premix and finished composition. They guarantee good odor stability under long-term storage conditions. Antioxidants and reducing agent stabilizers are particularly critical for unscented or subtle scented products (scentless and perfume-free scents).

Examples of antioxidants that can be added to the dispersion composition of the present invention include those sold by Eastman Chemical Products Incorporated under the trade name Tenox.
) PG and Tenox S-1, a mixture of ascorbic acid and ascorbyl palmitate and propyl gallate, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) available under the tradename Tenox-6 from Eastman Chemical Products Inc. B
A mixture of HA (butylated hydroxyanisole) with propyl gallate and citric acid, butylated hydroxytoluene available under the trade name Sustane BHT from UOP Process Division, Tenox TBHQ from Eastman Chemical Products Incorporated. T-butylhydroquinone available as
Natural tocopherol available from Eastman Chemical Products Incorporated as Tenox GT-1 / GT-2, and butylated hydroxyanisole available from Eastman Chemical Products Incorporated as BHA, long chain ester of gallic acid. _(C 8 ~C _22), for example, dodecyl gallate, Irganox (Irganox) 1010, Irganox 1035, Irganox B1171, Irganox 1425, Irganox 3114, Irganox 3125, and mixtures thereof, preferably Irganox 3125, Irganox 142
5, Irganox 3114, and mixtures thereof, more preferably Irganox 3125 alone or in admixture with other chelating agents such as citric acid and / or isopropyl citrate, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphone from Monsanto Dequest available under the chemical name of acid (edidronic acid) 20
10, and from Kodak 4,5-dihydroxy-m-
Tiron, available under the chemical name benzenesulfonic acid / sodium salt, and DTPA, available under the chemical name diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid from Aldrich.

(D) Water and Water-Soluble Organic Solvent System The dispersion composition of the present invention contains water and optionally about 5 to about 30% by weight of the composition, preferably about 8 to about 25.
%, More preferably about 10 to about 20% by weight of water-soluble organic solvent. The solvent is preferably mixed with the fabric softener DEQA even at room temperature to help provide a low viscosity for ease of processing, eg, pumping and / or mixing.

The organic solvent is preferably a water-soluble solvent such as ethanol, isopropanol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, propylene carbonate, hexylene glycol.

Room temperature, for example about 10 ° C to about 40 ° C, preferably about 20 ° C to about 3 using only small amounts of water-soluble solvents.
The ability to prepare a finished concentrated composition with normal mixing at 5 ° C
This is possible in the case of the highly unsaturated fabric softener compounds. This processing at room temperature is very important when the dispersion composition contains high amounts of polyunsaturated softener actives.

Transparent Composition The composition may be transparent and comprises from about 2 to about 80% by weight of the (A) composition, preferably from about 13 to about 75%.
More preferably about 17 to about 70% by weight, more preferably about 19 to about 65% by weight of formula (1).

[Chemical 10] [In the formula, each R substituent is a short chain C _{1 to} C ₆ , preferably C ₁
To C ₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, eg
Methyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl, benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is 1 to about 4;
Each Y is -O- (O) C-, or -C (O) -O-; and the sum of carbon in each R ^{1 and 1} when Y is -O- (O) C-. C ₁₂ -C ₂₂ , preferably C ₁₄ -C ₂₀ , each R ¹ is hydrocarbyl or a substituted hydrocarbyl substituent, preferably alkyl, monounsaturated alkylene and polyunsaturated alkylene groups, polyunsaturated alkylene The group-containing softener active is at least about 3%, preferably at least about 5%, more preferably at least about 10%, even more preferably at least about 15% by weight of the total softener actives present. (As used herein, "% softener active ingredient" containing a given R ¹ group is that same R ¹ group is based on all R ¹ groups used to form all of the softener active ingredients. Same as a certain% (Iodine value of the "parent" fatty acid, or "corresponding" fatty acid, as used herein to define the unsaturated amount of the R ¹ group is the same as the unsaturated amount that would be present fatty acids containing R ¹ group Is used)); the counterion X ⁻ can be a softener compatible anion, preferably chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, or nitrate, more preferably chloride, and (2)
formula

[Chemical 11] (Wherein each Y, R, R ¹ , and X ⁽⁻⁾ has the same meaning as before), and (3) a biodegradable fabric softener activity selected from the group consisting of mixtures thereof. Component, up to about 40% by weight of the (B) composition, preferably about 1
0 to about 38 wt%, more preferably about 12 to about 25 wt%, more preferably about 14 to about 20 wt% Clo.
gP about 0.15 to about 0.64, preferably about 0.25 to
A main solvent having about 0.62, more preferably about 0.40 to about 0.60 [wherein the main solvent is preferably 1,2-hexanediol, or alternatively 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,
Including 3-pentanediol (TMPD) and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (The ratio range of TMPD to 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol is preferably about 80: for good phase stability, especially low temperature phase stability. 20
From about 50:50), more preferably about 75:25)), (C) optionally but preferably, an effective amount of ethanol, isopropanol, propylene glycol, 1, sufficient to improve transparency. A low molecular weight water-soluble solvent such as 3-propanediol, propylene carbonate, hexylene glycol (the water-soluble solvent is an amount which would not prepare a transparent composition by itself);
(D) optionally but preferably comprises an amount of a water-soluble calcium and / or magnesium salt, preferably chloride, effective to improve transparency, and (E) balance (water).

The Ninoino water-soluble organic solvent is described above. The transparent composition may also contain the perfume and stabilizer system and all of the compositions may contain any of the compositions described below.

(B) Main Solvent The suitability of the main solvent for the formulation of the liquid concentrated (preferably transparent) fabric softener compositions of the present invention having the requisite stability is surprisingly selective. Suitable solvents can be chosen based on the octanol / water partition coefficient (P). The octanol / water partition coefficient of the main solvent is the ratio between the equilibrium concentration in octanol and that in water.
The partition coefficient of the main solvent component of the present invention is conveniently given in the form of a logarithm base 10, logP.

The log P of many components have been reported. For example, Daylight in Ilbin, California
The Pomona 92 database, available from Chemical Information Systems, Inc. (Dylight CIS), contains many, along with citations to the original literature. However, the logP values are most conveniently calculated by the "CLOGP" program available from Daylight CIS. This program also describes the experimental logP as obtained at the Polona 92 database. "Calculated logP"
(ClogP) is determined by the Hansch and Leo fragment approach [A. Leo, Comprehens
ive Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 4, C.I. Hansh,
P. G. Summers, J. B. Taylor and C.I. A. Ramsden, p. 295, Pergamon Press, 199.
Year 0 (see here for reference)]. The fragment approach is based on the chemical structure of each component and considers the number and type of atoms, atomic connectivity and chemical bonding. The ClogP value, which is the most reliable and widely used estimate for physicochemical properties, is preferably
Used in the selection of main solvent components that are useful in the present invention.

Solvents having a low molecular weight and biodegradability are also desirable for some purposes. While more asymmetric solvents may be desirable on sail, highly symmetrical solvents having a center of symmetry, such as 1,7-heptanediol or 1,4-
Bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane is Clog
Even if the P value falls within the preferred range, it seems that it is impossible to give an essentially transparent composition when used alone. A composition containing about 27% di (oleoyloxyethyl) dimethylammonium chloride, about 16-20% main solvent, and about 4-6% ethanol was clear at storage time at about 40 (about 4.4 ° C). It's up to about 0
The most suitable main solvent can be selected by measuring whether it recovers from freezing at (about -18 ° C).

The preferred solvent is 2,2,4-trimethyl.
Cyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl
Ethylate derivatization of tyl-1,3-pentanediol
Body, diethoxylate derivative or triethoxylate
Derivative, and / or 2-ethyl-1,3-hexane
Diols, and / or mixtures thereof; (I) (a) n-propanol and / or (b) 2
-Butanol or 2-methyl-2-propanol;
Monoalls included; (II) 2,3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-;
1,2-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 1,2
-Butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-; 2,3-pen
Tandiol, 2-methyl-; 2,3-pentanedio
2,3-methyl-; 2,3-pentanediol, 4-me
Chill-; 2,3-hexanediol; 3,4-hexane
1,2-butanediol, 2-ethyl-;
1,2-Pentanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,2-pe
Ethanediol, 3-methyl-; 1,2-pentanedio
, 4-methyl-; and / or 1,2-hexane
Hexanediol isomers, including diols; (III) 1,3-propanediol, 2-butyl; 1,
3-Propanediol, 2,2-diethyl; 1,3-propyl
Lopandiol, 2- (1-methylpropyl)-; 1,
3-propanediol, 2- (2-methylpropyl)
-; 1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-pro
Pill-; 1,2-butanediol, 2,3,3-trime
Chill-; 1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-me
Chill-; 1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-me
Tyl-; 1,4-butanediol, 2-propyl-;
1,4-butanediol, 2-isopropyl-; 1,5
-Pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-; 1,5-pe
Ethanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 1,5-penta
Diol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 1,5-pentanedi
All, 3,3-dimethyl-; 2,3-pentanedio
2,3-dimethyl-; 2,3-pentanediol,
2,4-dimethyl-; 2,3-pentanediol, 3,
4-dimethyl-; 2,3-pentanediol, 4,4-
Dimethyl-; 3,4-pentanediol, 2,3-dime
Tyl-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-;
1,6-hexanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,6-he
Xandiol, 3-methyl-; 2,3-hexanedio
, 2-methyl-; 2,3-hexanediol, 3-
Methyl-; 2,3-hexanediol, 4-methyl-;
2,3-hexanediol, 5-methyl-; 3,4-f
Xandiol, 2-methyl-; 3,4-hexanedio
, 3-methyl-; 1,3-heptanediol; 1,
4-heptanediol; 1,5-heptanediol;
And / or hepta containing 1,6-heptanediol
N-diol isomers; (IV) 1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-methylbutane
Chill)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,1-
Dimethylpropyl)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2
-(1,2-Dimethylpropyl)-; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2- (1-ethylpropyl)-; 1,3-propyl
Lopandiol, 2- (1-methylbutyl)-; 1,3
-Propanediol, 2- (2,2-dimethylpropyi
)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (3-methyl)
Butyl)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2-butyl-
2-methyl-; 1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl
-2-isopropyl-; 1,3-propanediol, 2
-Ethyl-2-propyl-; 1,3-propanedio
2-methyl-2- (1-methylpropyl)-; 1,
3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (2-methyl
Propyl)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2-t-bu
Cyl-2-methyl-; 1,3-butanediol, 2,2
-Diethyl-; 1,3-butanediol, 2- (1-me
Tylpropyl)-; 1,3-butanediol, 2-butyl
Ru-; 1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3-
Dimethyl-; 1,3-butanediol, 2- (1,1-
Dimethylethyl)-; 1,3-butanediol, 2-
(2-methylpropyl)-; 1,3-butanediol,
2-methyl-2-isopropyl-; 1,3-butanedio
2-methyl-2-propyl-; 1,3-butanedi
All, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl-; 1,3-bu
Tandiol, 3-methyl-2-propyl-; 1,4-
Butanediol, 2,2-diethyl-; 1,4-butane
Diol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-; 1,4-buta
1,2- (1-methylpropyl)-; 1,4-
Butanediol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl-;
1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl
Ru-; 1,4-butanediol, 2- (1,1-dimethyl)
Ruethyl)-; 1,4-butanediol, 2- (2-me
Tylpropyl)-; 1,4-butanediol, 2-methyi
Ru-3-propyl-; 1,4-butanediol, 3-me
Chill-2-isopropyl-; 1,3-pentanedio
Le, 2,2,3-trimethyl-; 1,3-pentandio
, 2,2,4-Trimethyl-; 1,3-pentanedi
All, 2,3,4-trimethyl-; 1,3-pentane
Diol, 2,4,4-trimethyl-; 1,3-penta
Diol, 3,4,4-trimethyl-; 1,4-pen
Tandiol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-; 1,4-pe
Ethanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-; 1,4-
Pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl-; 1,4
-Pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-; 1,
4-pentanediol, 3,3,4-trimethyl-;
1,5-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl
-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trimethy
1,5-pentanediol, 2,3,3-trimethyl
Chill-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2,3,4-tri
Methyl-; 2,4-pentanediol, 2,3,3-to
Limethyl-; 2,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-
Trimethyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl
-2-methyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl
Lu-3-methyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 2-d
Cyl-4-methyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 3-
Ethyl-2-methyl-; 1,4-pentanediol, 2
-Ethyl-2-methyl-; 1,4-pentanediol,
2-ethyl-3-methyl-; 1,4-pentanedio
1,2-Pentanedio
, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-; 1,4-pentanedi
All, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-; 1,5-pentane
Diol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-; 1,5-penta
Diol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-; 1,5-pen
Tandiol, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-; 1,5-pe
Pentanediol, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-; 2,4-
Pentanediol, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-; 1,3
-Pentanediol, 2-isopropyl-; 1,3-pe
Ethanediol, 2-propyl-; 1,4-pentanedi
All, 2-isopropyl-; 1,4-pentanedio
2,2-propyl-; 1,4-pentanediol, 3-
Isopropyl-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2-iso
Propyl-; 2,4-pentanediol, 3-propyl
-; 1,3-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-;
1,3-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 1,
3-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 1,3-
Hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-; 1,3-hex
Sundiol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 1,3-hexane
Diol, 3,5-dimethyl-; 1,3-hexanedio
, 4,5-Dimethyl-; 1,4-hexanedio
2,2-dimethyl-; 1,4-hexanediol,
2,3-dimethyl-; 1,4-hexanediol, 2,
4-dimethyl-; 1,4-hexanediol, 2,5-
Dimethyl-; 1,4-hexanediol, 3,3-dime
Chill-; 1,4-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl
-; 1,4-hexanediol, 3,5-dimethyl-;
1,3-hexanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-; 1,
4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl-; 1,4-
Hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl-; 1,5-hex
Sundiol, 2,2-dimethyl-; 1,5-hexane
Diol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanedio
1,2,4-Dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanedio
2,5-dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanediol,
3,3-dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanediol, 3,
4-dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanediol, 3,5-
Dimethyl-; 1,5-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl
Chill-; 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2-dimethyl
-; 1,6-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-;
1,6-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 1,
6-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-; 1,6-
Hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-; 1,6-hex
Sundiol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexane
Diol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanedio
2,4-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanedio
2,5-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol,
3,3-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 3,
4-dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 3,5-
Dimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dime
Chill-; 2,4-hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl
-; 2,5-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-;
2,5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 2,
5-hexanediol, 2,5-dimethyl-; 2,5-
Hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-; 2,5-hex
Sundiol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 2,6-hexane
Diol, 3,3-dimethyl-; 1,3-hexanedio
, 2-ethyl-; 1,3-hexanediol, 4-
Ethyl-; 1,4-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-;
1,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-;; 1,5-
Hexanediol, 2-ethyl-; 2,4-hexanedi
All, 3-ethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 4
-Ethyl-; 2,5-hexanediol, 3-ethyl
-; 1,3-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,3
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 1,3-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 1,3-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 1,3-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 1,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,4
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 1,4-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 1,4-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 1,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 1,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,5
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 1,5-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 1,5-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 1,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 1,6-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 1,6
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 1,6-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 1,6-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 1,6-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 2,4-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 2,4
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 2,4-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 2,4-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 2,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 2,5
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 2,5-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 2,5-heptanediol,
5-methyl-; 2,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-; 2,6-Heptanediol, 2-methyl-; 2,6
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 2,6-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl-; 3,4-heptanediol,
3-methyl-; 3,5-heptanediol, 2-methyl
-; 3,5-heptanediol, 3-methyl-; 3,5
-Heptanediol, 4-methyl-; 2,4-octane
Diol; 2,5-octane Diol; 2,6-octa
Diol; 2,7-octane diol; 3,5-octane
Tandiol; and / or 3,6-octanedio
Octanediol isomers, including (V) 2,4-pentanediol, 2,3,3,4-thene
Tramethyl-; 2,4-pentanediol, 3-t-bu
Chill-; 2,4-hexanediol, 2,5,5-tri
Methyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 3,3,4-to
Limethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 3,3,5-
Trimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 3,5,5
-Trimethyl-; 2,4-hexanediol, 4,5,
5-trimethyl; 2,5-hexanediol, 3,3
4-trimethyl-; and / or 2,5-hexanedi
Nonangio including all, 3,3,5-trimethyl-
Isomer; (VI) 1,2-propanediol, 3- (n-pentyl
Oxy)-; 1,2-propanediol, 3- (2-pe
1,2-propanediol, 3-
(3-pentyloxy)-; 1,2-propanedio
1,3- (2-methyl-1-butyloxy)-; 1,2
-Propanediol, 3- (isoamyloxy)-;
1,2-propanediol, 3- (3-methyl-2-bu)
Tyloxy)-; 1,2-propanediol, 3- (si
Chlorhexyloxy)-; 1,2-propanediol,
3- (1-cyclohex-1-enyloxy)-; 1,
3-propanediol, 2- (pentyloxy)-;
1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-pentyloxy)
Si)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (3-pliers
Ruoxy)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-
Methyl-1-butyloxy)-; 1,3-propanedio
, 2- (isoamyloxy)-; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2- (3-methyl-2-butyloxy)-;
1,3-propanediol, 2- (cyclohexyl
Xy)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-cyclo)
Lohex-1-enyloxy)-; 1,2-propanedi
All, 3- (butyloxy)-, triethoxylated;
1,2-propanediol, 3- (butyloxy)-,
Tetraethoxylation; 1,2-propanediol, 3-
(Butyloxy)-, pentaethoxylated; 1,2-pro
Pandiol, 3- (butyloxy)-, hexaethoxy
1,2-propanediol, 3- (butyloxy)
Si)-, heptaethoxylation; 1,2-propanedio
, 3- (butyloxy)-, octaethoxylated; and
And / or 1,2-propanediol, 3- (butylo)
Xy)-, glyceryl ether including nonaethoxylation
And / or di (hydroxyalkyl) ether; (VII) (a) 1-isopropyl-1,2-cyclobuta
Diol; 3-ethyl-4-methyl-1,2-cyclo
Butanediol; 3-propyl-1,2-cyclobutane
Diol; 3-isopropyl-1,2-cyclobutanedi
All; 1-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedio
1,2-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedio
1,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedio
2,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-cyclopentane
Diol; 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentane
Diol; 3,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentane
Diol; 3,5-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentane
Diol; 3-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedio
4,4-dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedio
4-ethyl-1,2-cyclopentanediol;
1,1-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane;
1,2-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane;
1,2-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol;
1,3-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane;
1,3-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol;
1,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanediol;
1-hydroxycyclohexane ethanol; 1-hydro
Xycyclohexane methanol; 1-ethyl-1.3-
Cyclohexanediol; 1-methyl-1,2-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-cyclo
Hexanediol; 2-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexa
Diol; 2-hydroxycyclohexane ethanol
2-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol;
2-hydroxymethylcyclohexanol; 3-hydro
Xyethyl-1-cyclohexanol; 3-hydroxy
Cyclohexane ethanol; 3-hydroxymethyl
Rohexanol; 3-methyl-1,2-cyclohexane
Diol; 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexane
Diol; 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexane
Diol; 4,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexane
Diol; 4-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedio
4-hydroxyethyl-1-cyclohexanol;
4-hydroxymethylcyclohexanol; 4-methyl
-1,2-Cyclohexanediol; 5,5-dimethyl
-1,3-cyclohexanediol; 5-ethyl-1,
3-cyclohexanediol; 1,2-cycloheptane
Diol; 2-methyl-1,3-cycloheptanedio
2-methyl-1,4-cycloheptanediol; 4
-Methyl-1,3-cycloheptanediol; 5-methyi
L-1,3-cycloheptanediol; 5-methyl-
1,3-cycloheptanediol; 5-methyl-1,4
-Cycloheptane diol; 6-methyl-1,4-cycl
Loheptanediol; 1,3-cyclooctanedio
1,4-cyclooctanediol; 1,5-cyclo
Octanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanediol,
Diethoxylate; 1,2-cyclohexanediol,
Triethoxylate; 1,2-cyclohexanedio
Le, tetraethoxylate; 1,2-cyclohexanedi
All, pentaethoxylate; 1,2-cyclohexa
Diol, hexaethoxylate; 1,2-cyclohexyl
Xandiol, heptaethoxylate; 1,2-siku
Rohexanediol, octaethoxylate; 1,2-
Cyclohexanediol, nonaethoxylate; 1,2
-Cyclohexanediol, monopropoxylate;
1,2-cyclohexanediol, monobutylenoxy
Rate; 1,2-cyclohexanediol, dibutyleno
Xylate; and / or 1,2-cyclohexanedi
Saturated diols including oat and tributyrenoxylate
And their derivatives; (B) 1,2-cyclobutanediol, 1-ethenyl-
2-ethyl-; 3-cyclobutene-1,2-diol,
1,2,3,4-tetramethyl-; 3-cyclobutene-
1,2-diol, 3,4-diethyl-; 3-cyclobut
Ten-1,2-diol, 3- (1,1-dimethylethyl)
)-; 3-Cyclobutene-1,2-diol, 3-bu
Tyl-; 1,2-cyclopentanediol, 1,2-di
Methyl-4-methylene-; 1,2-cyclopentanedio
1,1-ethyl-3-methylene-; 1,2-cyclope
Tantandiol, 4- (1-propenyl)-; 3-cycl
Lopentene-1,2-diol, 1-ethyl-3-methyl
Len-; 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1-methyl
-4-methylene-; 1,2-cyclohexanediol,
3-ethenyl-; 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 4
-Ethenyl-; 3-cyclohexene-1,2-dio
L, 2,6-dimethyl-; 3-cyclohexene-1,2
-Diol, 6,6-dimethyl-; 4-cyclohexene
-1,2-diol, 3,6-dimethyl-; 4-cyclo
Hexene-1,2-diol, 4,5-dimethyl-; 3
-Cyclooctene-1,2-diol; 4-cyclooctane
Ten-1,2-diol; and / or 5-cycloo
Unsaturated alicyclic diauxes including cutene-1,2-diol
Saturated and unsaturated cycloaliphatic diols, including (VIII) C_3-8Alkoxylated derivative of diol (below
In the disclosure of US Pat.
Chi- (CH_TwoCH_TwoO)_nMeans H, Me-E_nIs
Methyl capped polyethoxylate -(CH_TwoCH_TwoO)_nCH_ThreeMeans "2 (Me-
"En)" means the required 2Me-En group, "P
"O" is polypropoxylate -(CH (CH_Three) CH_TwoO)_nMeans H, "BO"
Is a polybutyleneoxy group (CH (CH_TwoCH_Three) CH_Two
O)_nH means “n-BO” is poly (n-butylene).
Oxy) or poly (tetramethylene) oxy groups -(CH_TwoCH_TwoCH_TwoCH_TwoO)_nMeans H. This
Here "C_x"In the base material to be alkoxylated
The number of carbon atoms of], for example, (1) 1,2-Propanediol (C3) 2 (Me-E
_1-4); 1,2-Propanediol (C3) PO_Four;
1,2-propanediol, 2-methyl- (C4) (M
e-E_4-10); 1,2-Propanediol, 2-methyi
(C4) 2 (Me-E₁); 1,2-propanedio
2-methyl- (C4) PO_Three1,2-propanedi
All, 2-methyl- (C4) BO₁; 1,3-prop
Diol (C3) 2 (Me-E_6-8); 1,3-P
Lopandiol (C3) PO_5-6; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2,2-diethyl- (C7) E_{1 to 7}; 1,
3-Propanediol, 2,2-diethyl- (C7) P
O₁1,3-propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-
(C7) n-BO_1-21,3-propanediol,
2,2-Dimethyl- (C5) 2 (MeE_1-2); 1,
3-Propanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C5) P
O_3-41,3-propanediol, 2- (1-methyl
Rupropyl)-(C7) E_1-7; 1,3-propanedi
All, 2- (1-methylpropyl)-(C7) P
O₁1, 3-propanediol, 2- (1-methylpropane
Ropil)-(C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2- (2-methylpropyl)-(C7) E
_1-71,3-propanediol, 2- (2-methyl)
Propyl)-(C7) PO₁; 1,3-propanedio
2,2- (2-methylpropyl)-(C7) n-BO
_1-21,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl- (C
5) (MeE_6-101,3-propanediol, 2-
Ethyl- (C5) 2 (MeE₁); 1,3-propanedi
All, 2-ethyl- (C5) PO_Three; 1,3-Pro
Pandiol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl- (C6) (M
eE_1-6); 1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl
-2-Methyl- (C6) PO_Two; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl- (C6) BO₁;
1,3-propanediol, 2-isopropyl- (C
6) (Me E_1-6); 1,3-propanedio
2-isopropyl- (C6) PO_Two; 1,3-Pro
Pandiol, 2-isopropyl- (C6) BO₁;
1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl- (C4) 2
(MeE_2-5); 1,3-propanediol, 2-me
Chill- (C4) PO_4-5; 1,3-propanedio
2-methyl- (C4) BO_Two; 1,3-propanedi
All, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl- (C7) E
_2-91,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-
Isopropyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3-propanedio
, 2-methyl-2-isopropyl- (C7) n-B
O_1-31,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2
Propyl- (C7) E_1-7; 1,3-propanedio
2-methyl-2-propyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,
3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2-propyl-
(C7) n-BO_1-21,3-propanediol,
2-Propyl- (C6) (MeE_1-4); 1,3-P
Lopandiol, 2-propyl- (C6) PO_Two;
1,3-propanediol, 2-propyl- (C6) B
O ₁; (2) 1,2-butanediol (C4) (Me
E_2-8); 1,2-butanediol (C4) PO
_2-31,2-butanediol (C4) BO₁; 1,
2-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C6) E
_1-61,2-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-
(C6) n-BO_1-21,2-butanediol, 2
-Ethyl- (C6) E_1-31,2-butanedio
2-ethyl- (C6) n-BO₁1,2-butane
Diol, 2-methyl- (C5) (MeE_1-2);
1,2-butanediol, 2-methyl- (C5) P
O₁1,2-butanediol, 3,3-dimethyl-
(C6) E_1-61,2-butanediol, 3,3-
Dimethyl- (C6) n-BO_1-21,2-butane
All, 3-methyl- (C5) (MeE_1-2); 1,
2-butanediol, 3-methyl- (C5) PO₁;
1,3-Butanediol (C4) 2 (MeE_3-6);
1,3-Butanediol (C4) PO₅; 1,3-pig
Ndiol (C4) BO_Two1,3-butanediol,
2,2,3-Trimethyl- (C7) (MeE_1-3);
1,3-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-
(C7) PO_1-21,3-butanediol, 2,2
-Dimethyl- (C6) (MeE_3-8); 1,3-pig
Diol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C6) PO_Three; 1,
3-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C6) (M
eE_3-8); 1,3-butanediol, 2,3-dime
Chill- (C6) PO_Three1,3-butanediol, 2-
Ethyl- (C6) (MeE_1-6); 1,3-butane
All, 2-ethyl- (C6) PO_{2 to Three}; 1,3-bu
Tandiol, 2-ethyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,3-
Butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl- (C7)
(MeE₁); 1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-
2-methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3-butanedio
2-ethyl-2-methyl- (C7) n-B
O_2-41,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-
Methyl- (C7) (MeE₁); 1,3-butanedio
2,2-ethyl-3-methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3
-Butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl- (C7)
n-BO_2-41,3-butanediol, 2-isop
Ropil- (C7) (MeE₁); 1,3-butanedio
2,2-isopropyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3-pig
Diol, 2-isopropyl- (C7) n-BO
_2-41,3-butanediol, 2-methyl- (C
5) 2 (MeE_1-3); 1,3-butanediol, 2
-Methyl- (C5) PO_Four1,3-butanediol,
2-propyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,3-butanedio
2-propyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3-butane
Diol, 2-propyl- (C7) n-BO _1-3;
1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl- (C5) 2 (M
eE_1-3); 1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-
(C5) PO_Four1,4-butanediol (C4) 2
(MeE_2-4); 1,4-butanediol (C4) P
O_4-51,4-butanediol (C4) BO_Two;
1,4-butanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-
(C7) E_2-91,4-butanediol, 2,2
3-trimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-butanedio
2,2,3-trimethyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-31,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-
(C6) (Me E_1-6); 1,4-butanedio
2,2-dimethyl- (C6) PO_Two; 1,4-pig
Diol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,
4-butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C6) (M
eE_1-6); 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-dime
Chill- (C6) PO_Two1,4-butanediol, 2,
3-dimethyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,4-butanedio
2,2-ethyl- (C6) (Me E_1-4); 1,4
-Butanediol, 2-ethyl- (C6) PO_Two; 1,
4-butanediol, 2-ethyl- (C6) BO₁;
1,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-
(C7) E_1-71,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl
Lu-2-methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-butanedio
, 2-ethyl-2-methyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-21,4-butanediol, 2-ethyl-3-me
Chill- (C7) E_1-71,4-butanediol, 2
-Ethyl-3-methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-pig
Diol, 2-ethyl-3-methyl- (C7) n-B
O_1-21,4-butanediol, 2-isopropyl
-(C7) E_1-71,4-butanediol,
2-Isopropyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-butane
All, 2-isopropyl- (C7) n-BO_{1 ~ 2};
1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl- (C5) (Me
E_6-10); 1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl (C
5) 2 (MeE₁); 1,4-butanediol, 2-me
Chill- (C5) PO_Three1,4-butanediol, 2-
Methyl- (C5) BO₁1,4-butanediol, 2
-Propyl- (C7) E_1-5; 1,4-butanedio
2-propyl- (C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,4-
Butanediol, 3-ethyl-1-methyl- (C7) E
_2-91,4-butanediol, 3-ethyl-1-me
Chill- (C7) PO₁1,4-butanediol, 3-
Ethyl-1-methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 2,3
-Butanediol (C4) (MeE_1-10); 2,3-
Butanediol (C4) 2 (MeE₁); 2,3-pig
Ndiol (C4) PO_3-42,3-butanedio
(C4) BO₁2,3-butanediol, 2,3
-Dimethyl- (C6) E_3-92,3-butanedio
2,3-dimethyl- (C6) PO₁2,3-pig
Diol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C6) n-BO
_1-32,3-butanediol, 2-methyl- (C
5) (MeE_1-5); 2,3-butanediol, 2-
Methyl- (C5) PO_Two2,3-butanediol, 2
-Methyl- (C5) BO₁; (3) 1,2-Pentanediol (C5) E_3-10;
1,2-Pentanediol (C5) PO₁; 1,2-Pe
N-tandiol (C5) n-BO_2-3; 1,2-pen
Tandiol, 2-methyl (C6) E_1-31,2-
Pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C6) n-BO₁;
1,2-Pentanediol, 2-methyl (C6) B
O₁1,2-pentanediol, 3-methyl- (C
6) E_1-31,2-pentanediol, 3-methyl
(C6) n-BO₁1,2-pentanediol, 4-
Methyl- (C6) E_1-31,2-pentanedio
Le, 4-methyl (C6) n-BO₁; 1,3-pentane
Diol (C5) 2 (Me-E_1-2); 1,3-pen
Tandiol (C5) PO_3-4; 1,3-pentane
All, 2,2-dimethyl- (C7) (MeE₁);
1,3-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C
7) PO₁1,3-pentanediol, 2,2-dime
Chill- (C7) n-BO_2-4; 1,3-pentandio
, 2,3-dimethyl- (C7) (Me-E₁);
1,3-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C
7) PO₁1,3-pentanediol, 2,3-
Dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_2-4; 1,3-pentane
Diol, 2,4-dimethyl- (C7) (Me-
E₁); 1,3-Pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl
-(C7) PO₁1,3-pentanediol, 2,4
-Dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_2-4; 1,3-penta
Diol, 2-ethyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,3-
Pentanediol, 2-ethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,
3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-31,3-pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C
6) 2 (Me-E_1-6); 1,3-pentanedio
2-methyl- (C6) PO _2-3; 1,3-penta
Diol, 2-methyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,3-Pe
Ethanediol, 3,4-dimethyl- (C7) (Me-
E₁); 1,3-Pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl
-(C7) PO₁1,3-pentanediol, 3,4
-Dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_2-4; 1,3-penta
Diol, 3-methyl- (C6) (Me-
E_1-6); 1,3-Pentanediol, 3-methyl-
(C6) PO_2-31,3-pentanediol, 3
-Methyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,3-pentanedio
Le, 4,4-dimethyl- (C7) (Me-E₁); 1,
3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl- (C7) P
O₁1,3-pentanediol, 4,4-dimethyl-
(C7) n-BO_2-41,3-pentanediol,
4-Methyl- (C6) (Me-E_1-6); 1,3-Pe
Ethanediol, 4-methyl- (C6) PO_2-3;
1,3-Pentanediol, 4-methyl- (C6) BO
₁1,4-pentanediol (C5) 2 (Me-E
_1-2); 1,4-Pentanediol (C5) PO
_3-41,4-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl
-(C7) (Me-E₁); 1,4-Pentanedio
2,2-dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-pen
Tandiol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C7) n-BO
_2-41,4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl
-(C7) (Me-E₁); 1,4-Pentandio
, 2,3-Dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4
-Pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C7) n-
BO_2-4; 1,4-pentanediol, 2,4-dime
Chill- (C7) (Me-E₁); 1,4-Pentane
Diol, 2,4-dimethyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,4-Pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl- (C
7) n-BO_2-41,4-pentanediol, 2-
Methyl- (C6) (Me-E_1-6); 1,4-pen
Tandiol, 2-methyl- (C6) PO_2-3; 1,
4-pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C6) BO₁;
1,4-pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C
7) (Me-E₁); 1,4-pentanediol, 3,
3-Dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-pentandio
, 3,3-Dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_2-4;
1,4-Pentanediol, 3,4-dimethyl- (C
7) (Me-E₁); 1,4-pentanediol, 3,
4-dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-pentane
All, 3,4-dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_2-4;
1,4-Pentanediol, 3-methyl- (C6) 2
(Me-E_1-6); 1,4-pentanediol,
3-methyl- (C6) PO_2-3; 1,4-pentane
All, 3-methyl- (C6) BO₁; 1,4-penta
Diol, 4-methyl- (C6) 2 (Me-
E_1-6); 1,4-Pentanediol, 4-methyl-
(C6) PO_Two~_Three1,4-pentanediol, 4-
Methyl- (C6) BO₁1,5-pentanediol
(C5) (Me-E_4-10); 1,5-pentanedio
(C5) 2 (Me-E₁); 1,5-pentanedio
LE (5) PO_Three1,5-pentanediol, 2,2
-Dimethyl (C7) E_1-7; 1,5-pentanedio
2,2-dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,5-pen
Tandiol, 2,2-dimethyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-21,5-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl
(C7) E_1-71,5-pentanediol, 2,3
-Dimethyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,5-pentanedio
Le, 2,3-dimethyl (C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,5
-Pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl (C7) E
_1-71,5-pentanediol, 2,4-dimethyl
-(C7) PO₁1,5-pentanediol, 2,4
-Dimethyl- (C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,5-penta
Diol, 2-ethyl- (C7) E_1-5; 1,5-
Pentanediol, 2-ethyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-21,5-pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C
6) (Me-E_1-4); 1,5-pentanediol,
2-methyl- (C6) PO_Two; 1,5-pentanedio
Le, 3,3-dimethyl- (C7) E_1-7; 1,5-Pe
Ethanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,5-Pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C
7) n-BO_1-21,5-pentanediol, 3-
Methyl- (C6) (Me-E_{1 to Four}); 1,5-penta
Diol, 3-methyl- (C6) PO_Two2,3-Pe
Tantandiol (C5) (Me-E_1-3); 2,3-
Pentanediol (C5) PO_Two2,3-pentane
All, 2-methyl- (C6) E_1-72,3-pen
Tandiol, 2-methyl- (C6) PO₁2,3-
Pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C6) n-BO
_1-22,3-pentanediol, 3-methyl- (C
6) E_1-72,3-pentanediol, 3-methyl
-(C6) PO₁2,3-pentanediol, 3-me
Chill- (C6) n-BO_1-22,3-pentandio
, 4-methyl (C6) E_1-72,3-pentane
Diol, 4-methyl- (C6) PO₁2,3-
Pentanediol, 4-methyl (C6) n-B
O_1-22,4-pentanediol (C5) 2 (Me
-E_{1 to Four}); 2,4-Pentanediol (C5) PO
_Four2,4-pentanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-
(C7) (Me-E_1-4); 2,4-Pentandio
2,4-dimethyl- (C7) PO_Two2,4-Pe
Ethanediol, 2,4-dimethyl- (C7) (Me-
    E_1-4); 2,4-Pentanediol, 2,4-
Dimethyl- (C7) PO_Two2,4-pentanedio
2,2-methyl- (C7) (Me-E_5-10); 2, 4
-Pentanediol, 2-methyl- (C7) PO _Three;
2,4-Pentanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C
7) (Me-E_1-4); 2,4-pentanediol,
3,3-Dimethyl- (C7) PO_Two2,4-pentane
Diol, 3-methyl- (C6) (Me-E_5-10);
2,4-Pentanediol, 3-methyl- (C6) PO
_Three; (4) 1,3-hexanediol (C6) (Me-E
_1-5); 1,3-hexanediol (C6) PO_Two;
1,3-hexanediol (C6) BO₁; 1,3-F
Xandiol, 2-methyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,
3-hexanediol, 2-methyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl- (C7) n-
BO_1-31,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-
(C7) BO₁; 1,3-hexanediol, 3-methyi
Ru- (C7) E_2-91,3-hexanediol, 3
-Methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,3-hexanedio
Le, 3-methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,3-F
Xandiol, 4-methyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,
3-hexanediol, 4-methyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,3-hexanediol, 4-methyl- (C7) n-
BO_1-31,3-hexanediol, 5-methyl-
(C7) E_2-9; 1,3-hexanediol, 5-me
Chill- (C7) PO₁1,3-hexanediol, 5
-Methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,4-hexane
Diol (C6) (Me-E_1-5); 1,4-hexa
Ndiol (C6) PO_Two; 1,4-hexanediol
(C6) BO₁1,4-hexanediol, 2-methyi;
Ru- (C7) E_2-91,4-hexanediol, 2
-Methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4-hexanedio
2-methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,4-F
Xandiol, 3-methyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,
4-hexanediol, 3-methyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,4-hexanediol, 3-methyl- (C7) n-
BO_1-31,4-hexanediol, 4-methyl-
(C7) E_2-91,4-hexanediol, 4-me
Chill- (C7) PO₁1,4-hexanediol, 4
-Methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,4-hexane
Diol, 5-methyl- (C7) E _2-9; 1,4-F
Xandiol, 5-methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,4
-Hexanediol, 5-methyl- (C7) n-BO
_1-31,5-hexanediol (C6) (Me-E
_1-5); 1,5-hexanediol (C6) PO_Two;
1,5-hexanediol (C6) BO₁; 1,5-F
Xandiol, 2-methyl- (C7) E_2-9;
1,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl- (C7) PO
₁1,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl- (C7)
n-BO_1-3; 1,5-hexanediol, 3-methyi
Ru- (C7) E_2-91,5-hexanediol, 3
-Methyl- (C7) PO₁; 1,5-hexanedio
Le, 3-methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,5-F
Xandiol, 4-methyl- (C7) E_2-9; 1,
5-hexanediol, 4-methyl- (C7) PO₁;
1,5-hexanediol, 4-methyl- (C7) n-
BO_1-31,5-hexanediol, 5-methyl-
(C7) E_2-91,5-hexanediol, 5-me
Chill- (C7) PO₁1,5-hexanediol, 5
-Methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-3; 1,6-hexane
Diol (C6) (Me-E_1-2); 1,6-hexa
Ndiol (C6) PO_1-2; 1,6-hexanedio
(C6) n-BO_Four1,6-hexanediol,
2-methyl- (C7) E_1-5; 1,6-hexanedio
, 2-methyl- (C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,6-
Hexanediol, 3-methyl- (C7) E_1-5;
1,6-hexanediol, 3-methyl- (C7)
  n-BO_1-22,3-hexanediol (C6)
E_1-52,3-hexanediol (C6) n-BO
₁2,3-hexanediol (C6) BO₁2,4
-Hexanediol (C6) (Me-E_3-8); 2,
4-hexanediol (C6) PO_Three2,4-hexa
Diol, 2-methyl- (C7) (Me-
E_1-2); 2,4-hexanediol, 2-methyl-
(C7) PO_1-22,4-hexanediol, 3-
Methyl- (C7) (Me-E _1-2); 2,4-hexa
Diol, 3-methyl- (C7) PO_1-22,4
-Hexanediol, 4-methyl- (C7) (Me-E
_1-2); 2,4-hexanediol, 4-methyl-
(C7) PO_1-22,4-hexanediol, 5-
Methyl- (C7) (Me-E_1-2); 2,4-hexa
Diol, 5-methyl- (C7) PO_1-2;
2,5-hexanediol (C6) (Me-
E_3-8); 2,5-hexanediol (C6) P
O_Three2,5-hexanediol, 2-methyl- (C
7) (Me-E_1-2); 2,5-hexanediol,
2-methyl- (C7) PO_1-22,5-hexanedi
All, 3-methyl- (C7) (Me-
E_1-2); 2,5-hexanediol, 3-methyl-
(C7) PO_1-23,4-hexanediol (C
6) EO_1-53,4-hexanediol (C6) n
-BO₁3,4-hexanediol (C6) BO₁; (5) 1,3-heptanediol (C7) E_1-7;
1,3-Heptanediol (C7) PO₁; 1,3-F
Ptandiol (C7) n-BO_1-2; 1,4-hep
Tandiol (C7) E_1-7; 1,4-heptangio
(C7) PO₁1,4-heptanediol (C
7) n-BO_1-21,5-heptanediol (C
7) E_1-71,5-heptanediol (C7) PO
₁1,5-heptanediol (C7) n-B
O_1-21,6-heptanediol (C7)
E_1-71,6-heptanediol (C7) PO₁;
1,6-Heptanediol (C7) n-BO_1-2;
1,7-Heptanediol (C7) E_1-2; 1,7-
Heptanediol (C7) n-BO₁2,4-hepta
Ndiol (C7) E_3-102,4-heptanedio
(C7) (Me-E₁); 2,4-Heptanediol
(C7) PO₁2,4-heptanediol (C7) n
-BO_Three2,5-heptanediol (C7)
E_3-102,5-heptanediol (C7) (Me
-E₁); 2,5-heptanediol (C7) PO₁;
2,5-Heptanediol (C7) n-BO_Three2,6
-Heptanediol (C7) E_3-102,6-hepta
Diol (C7) (Me-E₁); 2,6-Heptane
Diol (C7) PO₁2,6-heptanediol
(C7) n-BO_Three3,5-heptanediol (C
7) E_3-103,5-heptanediol (C7) (M
e-E₁); 3,5-Heptanediol (C7) P
O₁3,5-heptanediol (C7) n-BO_Three; (6) 1,3-butanediol, 3-methyl-2-iso
Propyl- (C8) PO₁2,4-pentanedio
2,3,3-trimethyl- (C8) PO₁; 1,3
-Butanediol, 2,2-diethyl- (C8) E
_2-52,4-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl
-(C8) E_2-52,4-hexanediol, 2,
4-dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,4-hexanedi
All, 2,5-dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,4
-Hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C8) E
_2-52,4-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl
-(C8) E_2-52,4-hexanediol, 3,
5-dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,4-hexanedi
All, 4,5-Dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,4
-Hexanediol, 5,5-dimethyl- (C8) E
_2-52,5-hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl
-(C8) E_2-52,5-hexanediol, 2,
4-dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,5-hexanedi
All, 2,5-dimethyl- (C8) E_2-52,5
-Hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C8) E
_2-52,5-hexanediol, 3,4-dimethyl
-(C8) E_{2 to 5}3,5-heptanediol, 3-
Methyl- (C8) E_2-51,3-butanediol,
2,2-diethyl- (C8) n-BO_1-22,4-
Hexanediol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C8) n-B
O_1-22,4-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl
Ru- (C8) n-BO_1-22,4-hexanedio
2,5-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO_1-2; 2
4-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C8) n
-BO_1-22,4-hexanediol, 3,4-di
Methyl- (C8) n-BO_1-22,4-hexanedi
All, 3,5-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO_1-2;
2,4-hexanediol, 4,5-dimethyl- (C
8) n-BO_1-22,4-hexanediol, 5,
5-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO_1-22,5-hex
Sundiol, 2,3-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO
_1-22,5-hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl
-(C8) n-BO_1-22,5-hexanedio
2,5-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO_1-2; 2
5-hexanediol, 3,3-dimethyl- (C8) n
-BO_1-22,5-hexanediol, 3,4-di
Methyl- (C8) n-BO_1-2; 3,5-heptane
All, 3-methyl- (C8) n-BO_{1 ~ 2}; 1,3
-Propanediol, 2- (1,2-dimethylpropyi)
)-(C8) n-BO₁1,3-butanediol,
2-Ethyl-2,3-dimethyl- (C8) n-BO₁;
1,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-isopropyi
Ru- (C8) n-BO₁1,4-butanediol, 3
-Methyl-2-isopropyl- (C8) n-BO₁;
1,3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl-
(C8) n-BO₁1,3-pentanediol, 2,
2,4-trimethyl- (C8) n-BO₁; 1,3-Pe
Ethanediol, 2,4,4-trimethyl- (C8) n
-BO₁1,3-pentanediol, 3,4,4-
Trimethyl- (C8) n- BO₁; 1,4-pentane
Diol, 2,2,3-trimethyl- (C8) n-B
O₁1,4-pentanediol, 2,2,4-trime
Chill- (C8) n- BO₁; 1,4-pentanedio
2,3,3-trimethyl- (C8) n-B
O₁1,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl
Chill- (C8) n-BO₁; 1,4-pentanedio
Le, 3,3,4-trimethyl- (C8) n-BO₁;
2,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-trimethyl-
(C8) n- BO₁2,4-hexanediol, 4
-Ethyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,4-heptangio
2-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,4-Hep
Tandiol, 3-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁; 2
4-heptanediol, 4-methyl- (C8) n-BO
₁2,4-heptanediol, 5-methyl- (C8)
n-BO₁2,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl-
(C8) n-BO ₁2,5-heptanediol, 2-
Methyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,5-heptandio
Le, 3-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,5-hepta
Diol, 4-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,5
-Heptanediol, 5-methyl- (C8) n-B
O₁2,5-heptanediol, 6-methyl- (C
8) n-BO₁2,6-heptanediol, 2-methyi;
Ru- (C8) n-BO₁2,6-heptanediol,
3-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁2,6-heptane
All, 4-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁3,5-f
Butanediol, 2-methyl- (C8) n-BO₁;
1,3-propanediol, 2- (1,2-dimethyl propane
Ropil)-(C8) E_1-3; 1,3-butanedio
2,2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl- (C8)
E_1-31,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2-
Isopropyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,4-butanedio
, 3-methyl-2-isopropyl- (C8) E
_1-31,3-pentanediol, 2,2,3-tri
Methyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,3-pentanedio
2,2,4-trimethyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,
3-pentanediol, 2,4,4-trimethyl- (C
8) E_1-31,3-pentanediol, 3,
4,4-Trimethyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,4-
Pentanediol, 2,2,3-trimethyl- (C8)
    E_1-31,4-pentanediol, 2,2,4
-Trimethyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,4-penta
1,2,3,3-trimethyl- (C8) E
_1-31,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-tri
Methyl- (C8) E_1-3; 1,4-pentandio
, 3,3,4-trimethyl- (C8)
E_1-32,4-pentanediol, 2,3,4-to
Limethyl- (C8) E_1-32,4-hexanedi
All, 4-methyl- (C8) E_{1 to Three}2,4-Hep
Tandiol, 2-methyl- (C8) E_1-32,4
-Heptanediol, 3-methyl- (C8) E_1-3;
2,4-Heptanediol, 4-methyl- (C8) E
_1-32,4-heptanediol, 5-methyl- (C
8) E_1-32,4-heptanediol, 6-methyl
-(C8) E_1-32,5-heptanediol, 2-
Methyl- (C8) E_1-32,5-heptandio
Le, 3-methyl- (C8) E_1-32,5-heptane
Diol, 4-methyl- (C8) E_1-32,5-f
Butanediol, 5-methyl- (C8) E_{1 ~ 3};
2,5-Heptanediol, 6-methyl- (C8) E
_1-32,6-heptanediol, 2-methyl- (C
8) E_1-32,6-heptanediol, 3-methyl
-(C8) E_1-32,6-heptanediol, 4-
Methyl- (C8) E_1-3And / or 3,5-f
Butanediol, 2-methyl- (C8) E_1-3; (7) Mixtures of them (IX) 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, 1-phenyl
Phenyl-1,2-propanediol, 2-phenyl-
1,2-propanediol, 3-phenyl-1,2-propyl
Lopandiol, 1- (3-methylphenyl) -1,3
-Propanediol, 1- (4-methylphenyl)-
1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1-phenyl
-1,3-propanediol, 1-phenyl-1,3-
Butanediol, 3-phenyl-1,3-butanedio
1-phenyl-1,4-butanediol, 2-phen
Nyl-1,4-butanediol and / or 1-fu
Aromatic dioes including phenyl-2,3-butanediol
Le; and (X) a solvent that is a homolog or analog of the above structure (addition
Each CH_TwoTwo hydrogen atoms for the group are adjacent carbons in the molecule
Removed from elementary atom to form one carbon-carbon double bond
1 or more CH when doing_TwoIn addition to this in the molecule
Keeping the number of hydrogen atoms of the following constant: 1,3-
Propanediol, 2,2-di-2-propenyl-;
1,3-propanediol, 2- (1-pentenyl)
-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (2-methyl-2)
-Propenyl) -2- (2-propenyl)-; 1,3-
Propanediol, 2- (3-methyl-1-butenyl)
-; 1,3-propanediol, 2- (4-penteny
)-; 1,3-propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-
(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-; 1,3-propane
Diol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-propenyl)-;
1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-2- (3-me
Tyl-3-butenyl)-; 1,3-butanediol,
2,2-diallyl-; 1,3-butanediol, 2-
(1-Ethyl-1-propenyl)-; 1,3-butanedi
All, 2- (butenyl) -2-methyl-; 1,3-bu
Tandiol, 2- (3-methyl-2-butenyl)-;
1,3-butanediol, 2-ethyl-2- (2-pro
Penenyl)-; 1,3-butanediol, 2-methyl-2
-(1-methyl-2-propenyl)-; 1,4-butane
Diol, 2,3-bis (1-methylethylidene)-;
1,4-butanediol, 2- (3-methyl-2-bute
Nyl) -3-methylene-; 2-butene-1,4-dio
1,2-butyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 2-d
Tenyl-3-ethyl-; 1,3-pentanediol, 2
-Ethenyl-4,4-dimethyl-; 1,4-pentanedi
All, 3-methyl-2- (2-propenyl)-; 1,
5-pentanediol, 2- (1-propenyl)-;
1,5-pentanediol, 2- (2-propenyl)
-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethylidene-3-
Methyl-; 1,5-pentanediol, 2-propylide
-; 2,4-pentanediol, 3-ethylidene-
2,4-dimethyl-; 4-pentene-1,3-dio
2- (1,1-dimethylethyl)-; 4-pentene
-1,3-diol, 2-ethyl-2,3-dimethyl
-; 1,4-hexanediol, 4-ethyl-2-methyl
Len-; 1,5-hexadiene-3,4-diol,
2,3,5-Trimethyl-; 1,5-hexadiene-
3,4-diol, 5-ethyl-3-methyl-; 1,5
-Hexanediol, 2- (1-methylethenyl)
-; 1,6-hexanediol, 2-ethenyl-; 1-
Hexene-3,4-diol, 5,5-dimethyl-; 1
-Hexene-3,4-diol, 5,5-dimethyl-;
2-hexene-1,5-diol, 4-ethenyl-2,
5-dimethyl-; 3-hexene-1,6-diol, 2
-Ethenyl-2,5-dimethyl-; 3-hexene-1,
6-diol, 2-ethyl-; 3-hexene-1,6-
Diol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 4-hexene-2,3
-Diol, 2,5-dimethyl-; 4-hexene-2,
3-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 5-hexene-
1,3-diol, 3- (2-propenyl)-; 5-f
Xene-2,3-diol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 5-
Hexene-2,3-diol, 3,4-dimethyl-; 5
-Hexene-2,3-diol, 3,5-dimethyl-;
5-hexene-2,4-diol, 3-ethenyl-2,
5-dimethyl-; 1,4-heptanediol, 6-methyi
Ru-5-methylene-; 1,5-heptadiene-3,4-
Diol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 1,5-heptadiene
-3,4-diol, 2,5-dimethyl-; 1,5-f
Ptadiene-3,4-diol, 3,5-dimethyl-;
1,7-heptanediol, 2,6-bis (methylene)
-; 1,7-heptanediol, 4-methylene-; 1-
Heptene-3,5-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 1
-Heptene-3,5-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-;
1-heptene-3,5-diol, 3-ethenyl-5-
Methyl-; 1-heptene-3,5-diol, 6,6-
Dimethyl-; 2,4-heptadiene-2,6-dio
2,4,6-dimethyl-; 2,5-heptadiene-1,
7-diol, 4,4-dimethyl-; 2,6-heptadi
Ene-1,4-diol, 2,5,5-trimethyl-;
2-heptene-1,4-diol, 5,6-dimethyl
-; 2-heptene-1,5-diol, 5-ethyl-;
2-heptene-1,7-diol, 2-methyl-; 3-
Heptene-1,5-diol, 4,6-dimethyl-; 3
-Heptene-1,7-diol, 3-methyl-6-,-
Tylene-; 3-heptene-2,5-diol, 2,4-
Dimethyl-; 3-heptene-2,5-diol, 2,5
-Dimethyl-; 3-heptene-2,6-diol, 2,
6-dimethyl-; 3-heptene-2,6-diol,
4,6-Dimethyl-; 5-heptene-1,3-dio
Le, 2,4-dimethyl-; 5-heptene-1,3-dio
, 3,6-Dimethyl-; 5-heptene-1,4-di
All, 2,6-dimethyl-; 5-heptene-1,4-
Diol, 3,6-dimethyl-; 5-heptene-2,4
-Diol, 2,3-dimethyl-; 6-heptene-1,
3-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-; 6-heptene-
1,4-diol, 4- (2-propenyl)-; 6-he
Butene-1,4-diol, 5,6-dimethyl-; 6-
Heptene-1,5-diol, 2,4-dimethyl-; 6
-Heptene-1,5-diol, 2-ethylidene-6-
Methyl-; 6-heptene-2,4-diol, 4- (2
-Propenyl)-; 6-heptene-2,4-diol,
5,5-dimethyl-; 6-heptene-2,5-dio
Le, 4,6-dimethyl-; 6-heptene-2,5-dio
, 5-ethenyl-4-methyl-; 1,3-octane
Diol, 2-methylene-; 1,6-octadiene-
3,6-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-; 1,6-oct
Tadiene-3,5-diol, 3,7-dimethyl-;
1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol, 2,6-di
Methyl-; 1,7-octadiene-3,6-diol,
2,7-dimethyl-; 1,7-octadiene-3,6-
Diol, 3,6-dimethyl-; 1-octene-3,6
-Diol, 3-ethenyl-; 2,4,6-octatri
Ene-1,8-diol, 2,7-dimethyl-; 2,4
-Octadiene-1,7-diol, 3,7-dimethyl
-; 2,5-octadiene-1,7-diol, 2,6
-Dimethyl-; 2,5-octadiene-1,7-dio
2,3,7-dimethyl-; 2,6-octadiene-1,
4-diol, 3,7-dimethyl- (rosidolidol);
2,6-octadiene-1,8-diol, 2-methyl
-; 2,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 3,7
-Dimethyl-; 2,7-octadiene-1,5-dio
2,7-octadiene-1,2,6-dimethyl-
6-diol, 2,6-dimethyl- (8-hydroxyl
Narol); 2,7-octadiene-1,6-dio
Le, 2,7-dimethyl-; 2-octene-1,4-dio
2-octene-1,7-diol; 2-octene
-1,7-diol, 2-methyl-6-methylene-;
3,5-octadiene-1,7-diol, 3,7-di
Methyl-; 3,5-octadiene-2,7-diol,
2,7-dimethyl-; 3,5-octanediol, 4-
Methylene-; 3,7-octadiene-1,6-dio
3,2,6-dimethyl-; 3,7-octadiene-2,
5-diol, 2,7-dimethyl-; 3,7-octadi
En-2,6-diol, 2,6-dimethyl-; 3-o
Octene-1,5-diol, 4-methyl-; 3-octe
1,5-diol, 5-methyl-; 4,6-octa
Diene-1,3-diol, 2,2-dimethyl-; 4,
7-octadiene-2,3-diol, 2,6-dimethyl
Ru-; 4,7-octadiene-2,6-diol, 2,
6-dimethyl-; 4-octene-1,6-diol, 7
-Methyl-; 2,7-bis (methylene)-; 2-methyl
5,7-octadiene-1,4-diol, 2,
7-Dimethyl-; 5,7-octadiene-1,4-dio
, 7-methyl-; 5-octene-1,3-dio
6-octene-1,3-diol, 7-methyl-;
6-octene-1,4-diol, 7-methyl-; 6-
Octene-1,5-diol; 6-octene-1,5-
Diol, 7-methyl-; 6-octene-3,5-dio
2-methyl-; 6-octene-3,5-dio
, 4-methyl-; 7-octene-1,3-diol,
2-methyl-; 7-octene-1,3-diol, 4-
Methyl-; 7-octene-1,3-diol, 7-methy
Ru-; 7-octene-1,5-diol; 7-octene
-1,6-diol; 7-octene-1,6-dio
5,5-methyl-; 7-octene-2,4-diol,
2-Methyl-6-methylene-; 7-octene-2,5-
Diol, 7-methyl-; 7-octene-3,5-dio
, 2-methyl-; 1-nonene-3,5-diol;
1-nonene-3,7-diol; 3-nonene-2,5-
Diol; 4,6-nonadiene-1,3-diol, 8
-Methyl-; 4-nonene-2,8-diol; 6,8-
Nonadiene-1,5-diol; 7-nonene-2,4-
Diol; 8-nonene-2,4-diol; 8-nonene
-2,5-diol; 1,9-decadiene-3,8-di
All; and / or 1,9-decadiene-4,6-
Including diols), and (XI) mixtures thereof
Is mentioned.

The main solvent is desirably kept at the lowest amount feasible with the composition to obtain clarity or clarity. The presence of water has a significant effect on the need for the main solvent to achieve the clarity of these compositions. The higher the water content, the higher the amount of main solvent (compared to the amount of softener) required to achieve transparency. Conversely, the lower the water content, the less the main solvent (compared to the softener). Thus, at low water levels of about 5% to about 15%, the weight ratio of softener active ingredient to main solvent is preferably from about 55:45 to about 85:15, more preferably from about 60:40 to about. It is 80:20. About 15% to about 7
At a water content of 0%, the weight ratio of softener active ingredient to main solvent is preferably about 45:55 to about 70:30, more preferably about 55:45 to about 70:30. However, at high water contents of about 70% to about 80%, the weight ratio of softener active ingredient to main solvent is preferably about 30:70.
To about 55:45, more preferably about 35:65 to about 45:55. At higher amounts of water, the ratio of softener to main solvent should also be higher.

Mixtures of the main solvents are particularly preferred because one of the problems associated with high amounts of solvent is safety. The mixture reduces the amount of one substance present. Odors and flammability can also be minimized by the use of mixtures, especially when one of the main solvents is volatile and / or has an odor (likely in the case of low molecular weight substances). Preferred mixtures are those in which the majority of the solvents are one or more identified as the most preferred. Also, the use of solvent mixtures is preferred when one or more of the particularly preferred main solvents is a solid at room temperature. In this case, the mixture is
Being flowable or having a lower melting point thus improves the processability of the softener composition.

Also, as long as an effective amount of one or more usable main solvents of the present invention is still present in the clear liquid concentrated fabric softener composition, a portion of the main solvent or mixture of main solvents of the present invention is It has been discovered that it is possible and desirable to replace with a secondary solvent or mixture of secondary solvents which itself cannot be used as the main solvent of the present invention. An effective amount of one or more main solvents of the present invention is at least about 5% of the composition when at least about 15% of the softener active ingredient is also present.
% Or more, preferably about 7% or more, more preferably about 10% or more. The one or more alternative solvents can be used in any amount, but is preferably about equal to or less than the amount of the main solvent available as described above present in the fabric softener composition.

[0038] For example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,3-octanediol, and the formula _{HO-CH 2 -C (CH 3} ) below 2 -CH 2 -O-CO- C
Hydroxypivalyl hydroxypivalate (hereinafter referred to as HPHP) having (CH ₃ ) ₂ —CH ₂ —OH (CAS No 1115020-4), even if it is an unusable solvent according to the present invention, these solvents and the main solvent. A mixture with, for example, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol also provides a clear liquid concentrated fabric softener composition. 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol is desirable because it has a low odor. The main advantage of the main solvent is that it gives the greatest advantage to a given weight of solvent. "Solvent" used here
Is understood to mean the effect of the main solvent, not its physical form at a given temperature. The reason is that some of the main solvents are solid at room temperature.

(F) Optional Ingredient (A) Whitening Agent The premix and especially the finished dispersion composition of the present invention comprises
Optionally, about 0.005 to 5% by weight of certain hydrophilic optical brighteners which also provide a dye transfer inhibiting action may also be included. If used, the composition will preferably contain from about 0.001 to 1% by weight of such optical brightener.

The hydrophilic optical brighteners useful in the present invention have the structural formula

[Chemical 12] (Wherein R ₁ is selected from anilino, N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and NH-2-hydroxyethyl; R 1
₂ is selected from N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl, N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino, morpholino, chloro and amino; M is a salt-forming cation such as sodium or potassium). is there.

In the above formula, when R ₁ is anilino, R ₂ is N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl and M is a cation such as sodium, the whitening agent is 4,4 '.
-Bis [(4-anilino-6- (N-2-bis-hydroxyethyl) -s-triazin-2-yl) amino]-
2,2'-stilbene disulfonic acid and disodium salt. This particular brightener species is marketed by Ciba-Geigy Corporation under the trade name Tinopal-
It is commercially available under UNPA-GX. Chino Pearl-UN
PA-GX is the preferred hydrophilic optical brightener useful in the rinse additive compositions of this invention.

In the above formula, when R ₁ is anilino, R ₂ is N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-2-methylamino and M is a cation such as sodium, the brightener is 4 , 4'-bis [(4-anilino-6- (N-
2-Hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino) -s-triazin-2-yl) amino] -2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid disodium salt. This particular brightener species is marketed by Ciba-Geigy Corporation under the tradename Tinopearl 5BM-GX. In the above formula, when R ₁ is anilino, R ₂ is morpholino and M is a cation such as sodium, the whitening agent is 4,4′-bis [(4-anilino-6-morpholino- s-Triazin-2-yl) amino] 2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid sodium salt. This particular brightener species is marketed by Ciba Geigy Corporation under the trade name Tinopearl AMS-GX.

(C) Dispersion Aid The dispersion composition of the present invention optionally contains a dispersant aid, such as a mono long chain alkyl cation quaternary compound, to aid in the preparation of the finished dispersion composition. It may contain one selected from the group consisting of ammonium compounds, mono long chain alkyl amine oxides, and mixtures thereof. When present, the dispersant aid is typically about 2 to about 25% by weight of the composition, preferably about 3 to about 17%, more preferably about 4 to about 15% by weight. Preferably 5
Present in a total amount of about 13% by weight. These substances can be added as active softener raw material (I) or as separate components. The total amount of dispersibility aids depends on component (I)
Any amount that may be present as part of the

(1) Monoalkyl cation quaternary ammonium
When present, the monoalkyl cation quaternary ammonium compound is typically about 2 to about 25% by weight of the composition, preferably about 3 to about 17%, more preferably about 4 to about 15%. Wt%, more preferably about 5 to about 13 wt%
(The total monoalkyl cation quaternary ammonium compound is at least an effective amount).

Such monoalkyl positives useful in the present invention
Ionic quaternary ammonium compounds are preferably common
formula [R^FourN⁺(R⁵)_Three] X⁻ [In the formula, R^FourThe base is C₈~ C_{twenty two}Alkyl or alkenyl
A group, preferably C_Ten~ C ₁₈Alkyl or alkenyl
Group, more preferably C_Ten~ C₁₄Or C₁₆~ C₁₈Archi
R or an alkenyl group; each R⁵Is C₁~ C₆Al
Killed or substituted alkyl groups (eg hydroxyalkyi)
), Preferably C₁~ C_ThreeAn alkyl group, eg, methyl
Benzyl (most preferred), ethyl, propyl, etc.
Radical, hydrogen, about 2 to about 20 oxyethylene units, preferred
Preferably about 2.5 to about 13 oxyethylene units, more
Preferably having from about 3 to about 10 oxyethylene units
Polyethoxylated chains, and mixtures thereof; X
⁻Is as previously defined in the case of formula (I)]
It is a high-grade ammonium salt.

Particularly preferred dispersant aids are monolauryltrimethylammonium chloride and monotallow trimethylammonium chloride available from Witco under the trade name Varisoft 471 and monooleyltrimethylammonium chloride available from Witco under the tradename Varisoft 417.

The R ⁴ group is one or more ester linking groups which may be desirable, such as for increased enrichment of component (I),
It is also possible to bind to the cationic nitrogen atom through a group containing a linking group such as an amide linking group, an ether linking group and an amine linking group. Such linking groups are preferably within about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms of the nitrogen atom.

Monoalkyl cation quaternary ammonium compounds also include C _{8 to} C ₂₂ alkyl choline esters. This type of preferred dispersing aids have the formula _{^{R 1 C (O) -O-}} CH 2 CH 2 N + (R) 3 X - (In the ^{formula, R} 1, R and X ^- is are as defined before is there)
Have.

A highly preferred dispersant aid is C₁₂
~ C₁₄Cococholine ester and C ₁₆~ C₁₈Tarocoli
Ester.

Suitable biodegradable single long chain alkyl dispersant auxiliaries containing ester linkages in the long chain are described by Hardy and Wally, US Pat. No. 4,840,738, issued Jun. 20, 1989. Book (the patent is incorporated herein by reference).

When the dispersant aid comprises an alkyl choline ester, the composition preferably also contains a minor amount, preferably about 2 to about 5% by weight of the composition, of an organic acid. Organic acids are described in Martin et al., European Patent Application No. 404,471, published Dec. 27, 1990 (incorporated herein by reference). Preferably, the organic acid is selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, and mixtures thereof.

Ethoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds that can serve as dispersant aids are commercially available from Shelex Chemical Company under the trade name Variquat (Va
riquat) 66 ethyl bis (polyethoxyethanol) alkyl ammonium ethyl sulphate with 17 moles of ethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol (15) oleammonium chloride available from Akzo under the tradename Ethoquad 0/25, and tradename from Akzo. Polyethylene glycol (15) cocomonium chloride available on Etoquad C / 25.

Although the main function of the dispersant aid is to increase the dispersibility of the ester softener, preferably the dispersant aid of the present invention also has some flexibility and is used in compositions. Increase the flexibility performance. Therefore, preferably, the compositions of the present invention are essentially free of non-nitrogen ethoxylated nonionic dispersants that would reduce the overall softening performance of the composition.

Further, the quaternary compound having only a single long alkyl chain interacts with the anionic surfactant and / or the detergency builder, which is carried over from the washing liquid to the rinsing liquid, so that the cationic softening agent is not used. Can be protected.

(2) Amine oxide Suitable amine oxide has about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms,
Preferably an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl 1 having from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms, more preferably from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms.
And those having two alkyl moieties selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups.

Examples include dimethyloctylamine oxide, diethyldecylamine oxide, bis- (2-hydroxyethyl) dodecylamine oxide, dimethyldodecylamine oxide, dipropyltetradecylamine oxide, methylethylhexadecylamine oxide,
Dimethyl-2-hydroxyoctadecylamine oxide, and coconut fatty alkyldimethylamine oxide.

(C) Antifouling Agent In the present invention, an optional antifouling agent can be added especially to the finished dispersion composition. The addition of the antifouling agent can be carried out before or after the addition of the electrolyte, or after preparing the final composition, in combination with the premix, in combination with the acid / water sheet,
Can occur. The finished softening composition prepared by the method of the present invention may contain 0% to about 10% antifouling agent, preferably about 0.2% to about 5%. The concentration in the premix is adjusted to give the desired final concentration. Preferably, such an antifouling agent is a polymer. Polymeric antifoulants useful in the present invention include copolymer blocks of terephthalate and polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide.

A preferred antifouling agent is a copolymer having a block of terephthalate and polyethylene oxide. More specifically, these polymers consist of repeating units of ethylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephthalate in a molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate units to polyethylene oxide terephthalate units of 25:75 to about 35:65, said polyethylene oxide terephthalate having a molecular weight of about Containing a polyethylene oxide block having 300 to about 2000). The molecular weight of the polymeric antifoulant is in the range of about 5,000 to about 55,000.

Another preferred polymeric antifoulant is about 10 ethylene terephthalate units with about 10 to about 50 weight percent polyoxyethylene terephthalate units derived from polyoxyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 300 to about 6,000. Is a crystalline polyester having repeating units of ethylene terephthalate units containing from about 15% by weight, and the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate units to polyoxyethylene terephthalate units in the crystalline polymer compound is from 2: 1 to 6: It is 1. Examples of this polymer include the commercially available substances Zelcon 4780 (manufactured by DuPont) and Milease T (manufactured by ICI).

Highly preferred antifoulants have the general formula:

[Chemical 13] Where each X can be a suitable capping group,
Each X is typically a polymer of H, and selected from the group consisting of alkyl or acyl groups having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms. p is chosen to be water soluble and generally ranges from about 6 to
It is about 113, preferably about 20 to about 50. u is critical to formulation in liquid compositions with relatively high ionic strength. There should be very few materials with u higher than 10. In addition, there should be at least 20%, preferably at least 40% of material with u between about 3 and about 5.

The R ¹⁴ moiety is essentially a 1,4-phenylene moiety. As used herein, "the R ¹⁴ moiety is essentially 1,4-
The term "is a phenylene moiety" refers to a compound in which the R ¹⁴ moiety is entirely or partially substituted by another arylene or alkalylene moiety, an alkylene moiety, an alkenylene moiety, or a mixture thereof. . Examples of arylene and alkalylene moieties that can be partially used instead of 1,4-phenylene include 1,3-phenylene, 1,2-phenylene, and 1,8.
-Naphthylene, 1,4-naphthylene, 2,2-biphenylene, 4,4-biphenylene, and mixtures thereof. The alkylene and alkenylene moieties that can be partially substituted include 1,2-propylene, 1,4-
Butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexamethylene, 1,7-heptamethylene, 1,8-octamethylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, and mixtures thereof.

In the case of the R ¹⁴ moiety, the degree of partial substitution at the moieties other than 1,4-phenylene should be such that the antifouling properties of the compound are not adversely affected. In general, the degree of partial substitution that will be tolerated will depend on the backbone length of the compound, ie, the longer backbone will be 1,4
-Can have more partial substitutions for the phenylene moiety. Usually, R ¹⁴ is about 5 in the 1,4-phenylene moiety.
0% to about 100% (parts other than 1,4-phenylene 0
Compounds consisting of about 50%) have suitable antifouling activity. For example, the molar ratio of isophthalic acid (1,3-phenylene) to terephthalic acid (1,4-phenylene) is 40:60.
The polyester produced according to the invention using
Has suitable antifouling activity. However, since most polyesters used in fiber manufacturing consist of ethylene terephthalate units, usually 1
It is desirable to minimize the degree of partial substitution at moieties other than 4-phenylene. Preferably, the R ¹⁴ moieties are all 1,
It consists of 4-phenylene moieties (i.e. 100%), i.e. each R < ¹⁴ > moiety is 1,4-phenylene.

R¹⁵In the case of parts, suitable ethylene or
Is a substituted ethylene moiety, ethylene, 1,2-pro
Pyrene, 1,2-butylene, 1,2-hexylene, 3-
Methoxy-1,2-propylene and mixtures thereof
Can be mentioned. Preferably R ¹⁵The part is essentially ethylene
In parts, 1,2-propylene parts or mixtures thereof
is there. A higher proportion of the ethylene part prevents the compound from becoming soiled.
Tends to improve activity. Surprisingly higher rates
The 1,2-propylene portion of the compound is dissolved in water
Tends to improve.

Therefore, the use of 1,2-propylene moieties or similar branched equivalents is desirable to incorporate a substantial portion of the antifouling ingredients into the liquid fabric softener composition. Preferably, about 75% to about 100% are 1,2-propylene moieties.

The value of each p is at least about 6, preferably at least about 10. The value of each n is typically about 12 to about 113. Typically, the value of each p is about 1
Within the range of 2 to about 43.

A more complete disclosure of antifouling agents is given in April 1987.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,661,267 to Decker, Conig, Strathoff and Gosselink, issued 28th March, U.S. Pat. No. 4,711,730 to Gossellink and Dale, issued December 8, 1987 Specification, 1
Evans, Huntington, Stuart, Wolf and Zimmerer US Patent No. 4,7, issued June 7, 988.
49,596, Trin, Gosselinck and Lachtinger, U.S. Pat. No. 4,818,569, issued Apr. 4, 1989, Maldonado, Trin and Gosselin, U.S.A., Oct. 31, 1989. Patent No. 4,877,896, September 11, 1990
US Patent No. 4,956,44 issued by Gosselink et al.
No. 7, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,9, Maldonado, Trin and Gosseling, issued December 11, 1990.
No. 76,879 (incorporated herein by reference). These antifouling agents can also act as scum dispersants.

(D) Scum Dispersant In the present invention, the premix may be combined with any scum dispersant other than the antifouling agent and heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the components. The scum dispersant is a desirable component of the finished dispersion composition of the present invention.

The preferred scum dispersants of the present invention are made by highly ethoxylating a hydrophobic material. The hydrophobic material can be a fatty alcohol, a fatty acid, a fatty amine, a fatty acid amide, an amine oxide, a quaternary ammonium compound, or a hydrophobic moiety used to form an antifouling polymer. Preferred scum dispersants are highly ethoxylated, eg, about 17 per molecule on average.
There is at least about 25 moles, and more preferably at least about 40 moles of ethylene oxide, and the polyethylene oxide portion is from about 76% to about 97%, preferably from about 81% to about 94% of the total molecular weight.

The amount of scum dispersant is sufficient to keep the scum acceptable (preferably not acceptable to the consumer) under the conditions of use, but not sufficient to adversely affect softening. . For some purposes it is desirable that scum is not present. The amount of anionic or nonionic surfactants used in a typical wash cycle,
Anionic or nonionic detergent surfactants and detersive builders (particularly phosphates and zeolites) that are trapped in the fabric (laundry) depending on the efficiency of the rinsing step prior to introduction of the composition and water hardness. ) Will vary. Generally, a minimum amount of scum dispersant should be used to avoid adverse effects on softness. Typically, the scum dispersant requires at least 2%, preferably at least about 4% (at least 6%, and preferably at least 10% for maximum scum avoidance), based on the amount of softener active. To do. However, at amounts above about 10% (relative to the softener material) there is a risk of loss of softening efficacy of the product, especially when the fabric contains a high proportion of nonionic surfactant absorbed during the washing operation. .

A preferred scum dispersant is Brij
700, Varonic U-250, Genapol T-500, Genapol T-800
, Plurafac A-79, and Neodol 25-50.

[0071] Examples of bactericides used in the compositions of (E) bactericide present invention, glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, under the trade name Bronopol (Bronopol) by Inolex Chemicals placed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol sold, and 5-chloro-2-methyl- sold under the trade name Kathon CG / ICP by Rohm End Haas Company. 4-isothiazoline-3
A mixture of 2-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. A typical amount of bactericide used in the composition is from about 1 to about 1,000 ppm by weight of the drug.

(F) Chelating Agents The finished dispersion compositions and methods of the present invention optionally use one or more copper and / or nickel chelating agents (“chelators”). Such water-soluble chelating agents can be selected from the group consisting of aminocarboxylates, aminophosphonates, polyfunctionally substituted aromatic chelating agents as defined below and mixtures thereof. The whiteness and / or whitening of the fabric is substantially improved or restored by such chelating agents and the stability of the material in the dispersions and clear compositions is especially determined by the chelating agents when the fabric softens. Improved when present with an active ingredient.

Aminocarboxylates useful as the chelating agent of the present invention include ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA), N-hydroxyethylethylenediamine triacetate and nitrilotriacetate (N
TA), ethylenediamine tetrapropionate, ethylenediamine-N, N'-diglutamate, 2-hydroxypropylenediamine-N, N'-disuccinate,
Mention may be made of triethylene tetraamine hexaacetate, diethylene triamine pentaacetate (DETPA) and ethanol diglycine, for example water-soluble salts such as their alkali metal salts, ammonium salts, substituted ammonium salts and mixtures thereof.

Aminophosphonates are also suitable for use as chelating agents in the compositions of the present invention when at least a small amount of total phosphorus is allowed in the detergent composition, and those examples include ethylenediaminetetrakis (methylenephosphonate). ), Diethylenetriamine-N,
N, N ', N ", N" -pentakis (methanephosphonate) (DETMP) and 1-hydroxyethane-1,
1-diphosphonate (HEDP). Preferably, these aminophosphonates do not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups having more than about 6 carbon atoms.

Chelating agents are typically used in the rinse method of the present invention in amounts of from about 2 ppm to about 25 ppm for soaking times of 1 minute to several hours.

The preferred EDDS chelating agents used herein (also known as ethylenediamine-N, N'-disuccinate) are the materials described in the aforementioned US Pat. No. 4,704,233 and of the formula (free acid Shown in shape)

[Chemical 14] Have.

As disclosed in the patent, EDDS can be prepared using maleic anhydride and ethylenediamine. The preferred biodegradable [S, S] isomer of EDDS is
It can be prepared by reacting L-aspartic acid with 1,2-dibromoethane. EDDS is advantageous over other chelating agents because it is effective in chelating both copper and nickel cations, is available in biodegradable form and does not contain phosphorus. The EDDS used herein as a chelating agent is typically in salt form (ie one or more of the four acidic hydrogens is sodium,
Substituted with a water-soluble cation M such as potassium, ammonium, triethanolammonium). As mentioned above, the EDDS chelating agent is typically used in the rinse method of the present invention in an amount of about 2 ppm to about 25 ppm for a soaking time of 2 minutes to several hours. At some pH, EDDS is preferably combined with a zinc cation.

As can be seen from the above, various chelating agents can be used here. In fact, the site rate,
Simple polycarboxylates such as oxydisuccinate, although less effective than aminocarboxylates and phosphonates on a weight basis, can be used. Thus, the amount used may be adjusted to account for different chelation efficiencies. The chelating agents of the present invention will preferably have a stability constant (stability constant of a fully ionized chelating agent) of at least about 5, preferably at least about 7 for copper ions. Typically, the chelating agent is
It will comprise from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of the dispersion composition of the present invention, more preferably from about 0.75 to about 5% by weight.
Preferred chelating agents include DETMP and DETP
A, NTA, EDDS or mixtures thereof. More preferred are polycarboxylate chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.

(G) A relatively concentrated concentrate containing both a saturated diester quaternary ammonium compound and an unsaturated diester quaternary ammonium compound which is stable without the addition of any viscosity / dispersion modifier concentration aid. The composition can be prepared. However, the compositions of the present invention may require organic and / or inorganic concentration aids to achieve higher concentrations and / or to meet higher stability standards depending on other ingredients. These concentration aids, which may typically be viscosity modifiers, may be required or preferred to ensure stability under extreme conditions using specific softener active ingredient amounts. Sometimes.
Surfactant concentration aids typically include (1) single long chain alkyl cationic surfactants, (2) nonionic surfactants, (3) amine oxides, (4) fatty acids, and (5). ) Selected from the group consisting of mixtures thereof. These auxiliaries are used in
G copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 461,207, detailed at page 14, line 12 to page 20, line 12 (incorporated herein by reference).

(H) Other Optional Ingredients The finished dispersion composition of the present invention comprises the optional ingredients commonly used in fabric treatment compositions such as colorants, preservatives, surfactants, anti-shrinkage agents, and fabrics. Crimping agents, spotting agents, bactericides, fungicides, antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene, anticorrosion agents and the like can be included.

Particularly preferred components include water-soluble calcium and / or magnesium compounds which provide pairwise stability. Chlorides are preferred, but salts such as acetates and nitrates can be used. The calcium salt and /
Alternatively, the amount of magnesium salt is 0% to about 2%, preferably about 0.05% to about 0.5%, more preferably about 0.1%.
% To about 0.25%. These materials are desirably added to the water and / or acid (water sheet) used to prepare the finished dispersion composition to help control the finished viscosity.

The present invention provides other compatible ingredients, such as 19
Co-pending US Patent Application No. 08 / 372,068, such as Rush, filed January 12, 1995; Co-pending US Patent Application No. 08 /
372,490 and Hartman et al. Co-pending US patent application Ser. No. 08/2 filed Jul. 19, 1994.
77,558 specification (incorporated herein by reference) may also be included.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limiting examples, in which all numerical values are approximations consistent with normal experience. The composition can be prepared using the preheat softener active ingredient by adding the preheat softener active ingredient to a "water sheet" consisting of water and trace ingredients, but more preferably especially premixing the active ingredient and perfume. After that, prepare at room temperature.

Preparation of Biodegradable Fabric Softening Active Ingredients One preferred source of triglycerides that can be used to prepare the fabric softening compositions of the present invention is canola oil.
Canola oil is a mixture of triglycerides with a suitable chain length distribution and degree of unsaturation of each acyl group. Canola oil is a particularly desirable starting material for the process of the present invention for several reasons. In particular, the natural distribution of the chain length of each acyl group has a particularly high proportion of acyl groups with 18 carbon atoms, thus adding to the additional commercial C ₁₈ fatty acid sources that are introduced as starting materials. Avoid costs.

The triglyceride starting material can, if desired, be partially hydrogenated in order to convert diunsaturated and triunsaturated acyl groups, in particular those having 18 carbon atoms, into their monounsaturated counterparts. It is usually desirable to minimize and even avoid hydrogenation of monounsaturated acyl groups. Saturated acyl groups can usually be obtained from saturated sources and mixed with unsaturated acyl groups. In some useful mixtures of acyl groups, up to about 10% of the unsaturated C ₁₈ acyl groups are
Hydrogenate the saturated counterpart. For some products,
Hydrogenation of diunsaturated and triunsaturated C ₁₈ acyl groups
It is preferably maximized, consistent with minimal production of saturated C ₁₈ groups. For example, a triunsaturated acyl group is
Complete hydrogenation can be achieved without achieving complete hydrogenation of the diunsaturated acyl group.

Hydrogenation of the triglyceride starting material to maximize monounsaturated acyl groups can be readily accomplished by maintaining an appropriate balance of hydrogenation reaction conditions. The process variables in triglyceride hydrogenation and the effect of modifying such variables are generally well known to those skilled in the art. Generally, the hydrogenation of the triglyceride starting material can be carried out at temperatures within the narrower range of about 170 ° C. to about 205 ° C. (broadly stated), more preferably about 185 ° C. to about 195 ° C. Another significant process variable is the pressure of hydrogen in the hydrogenation reactor. Generally, this pressure is in the range (broadly stated) of about 2 psig to about 20 psig, more preferably about 5 psig to about 1.
Should be maintained at 5 psig.

Within these ranges of parameters, hydrogenation can be carried out with particular expectations of the effects of these parameters. The low hydrogen pressure in the reactor allows a large degree of control of the reaction, especially with regard to selectivity. "Selectivity"
By means of hydrogenation of diunsaturated and triunsaturated acyl groups without undue hydrogenation of monounsaturated acyl groups.
On the other hand, higher hydrogen pressures give less selectivity.
Selectivity may be desirable in some cases.

Higher hydrogenation temperatures are associated with faster hydrogenation rates and greater hydrogenation selectivity. Conversely, lower hydrogenation temperatures are associated with lower selectivity (ie increased hydrogenation of monounsaturated groups) and especially generally slower hydrogenation rates.

These considerations are in balance with those of stereochemistry. More specifically, the presence of unsaturation in the acyl group is
Upon hydrogenation it may lead to the formation of different stereoisomers in the acyl group. The two possible stereoisomeric configurations for unsaturated fatty acyl groups are known as the "cis" and "trans" forms. The presence of the cis form is preferred as it is associated with a lower melting point of the final product and thus greater flowability. Thus, another reason why canola oil is a particularly preferred triglyceride starting material is that, as a naturally occurring substance, the acyl groups present in this triglyceride exhibit only the cis form. In hydrogenation, higher hydrogen pressure is also associated with a reduced tendency of the acyl group to undergo a cis to trans configuration change. Higher hydrogenation temperatures are also associated with higher conversion to the cis-unsaturated trans form, which for some reasons is favorable. Products exhibiting satisfactory properties can be obtained by appropriate control of hydrogenation conditions to provide both selectivity and control of the product's stereochemical configuration.

Hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of a suitable hydrogenation catalyst. Suitable catalysts are well known and commercially available. They generally consist of nickel, palladium, ruthenium or platinum (typically on a suitable catalyst support). Suitable catalysts are nickel-based catalysts, such as those sold by Engelhard under the trade designation "N-545".

In one variation, hydrogenation is carried out to a point where di- and tri-unsaturated hydrogenation in the triglyceride product is maximized while minimizing production of saturated acyl groups. The progress of the hydrogenation reaction towards the end point can be easily monitored by periodic measurement of the iodine value of the reaction mass. As the hydrogenation progresses, the iodine number decreases. For example, the hydrogenation reaction is stopped when the iodine value reaches about 95.

Other requirements of the hydrogenation reaction, such as reactor type, cooling equipment to maintain the desired temperature, stirring equipment effective to provide proper contact between the triglyceride and hydrogen / catalyst. Is well known.

Triglycerides containing the desired acyl group are typically hydrolyzed to give the desired fatty acyl group, eg as the corresponding fatty acid. That is, the three ester bonds in the triglyceride are such that the hydrogenated combination of acyl groups is converted to a mixture of fatty acids with the same chain length distribution as the acyl groups and with the saturated and unsaturated distribution provided by the hydrogenation reaction. To destroy. However,
Another approach includes using transesterification to produce, for example, a methyl ester, which can then be used to esterify an alkanolamine as described below.

Hydrolysis can be carried out under any of the suitable conditions known in the art for hydrolysis of triglycerides to fatty acid components. Generally, triglycerides are reacted with high temperature steam in a reactor where fatty acids separate and release from glycerin, after which steam condenses to form an aqueous solution of glycerin which is removed.

Then, the mixture of fatty acids obtained in the hydrolysis step is, for example, of the formula RN (CH ₂ CH ₂ OH) ₂
Used to esterify one or more amines, wherein R is defined above and is preferably methyl.
Alternatively, the desired esterification can be obtained by transesterification with the corresponding fatty acyl ester such as methyl ester.

The esterification can be carried out under conventional esterification conditions which provide an acidic catalyst and discharge of the condensed by-product water. Preferably, a small amount, generally the reactants (ie,
Up to about 1.0% by weight of acid and amine) of hypophosphorous acid (HPPA) can be added to the esterification reaction mixture.
HPPA is believed to catalyze the reaction and preserve or even improve the color of the product obtained in this reaction.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the esterification is allowed to proceed completely so that all amines present are diesterified with the fatty acids produced in the previous hydrolysis step. However, it is sometimes desirable to produce traces of the corresponding monoester as described above.

The mixture of diesters, or optionally the mixture of diester and monoester components, is quaternized. Quaternization is carried out using the reactants under conditions well known to those skilled in the art. The quaternizing agent has the formula
RX, where R is preferably methyl, benzyl, or ethyl and X is an anion as described above. Preferably RX is methyl chloride, benzyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, or diethyl sulfate. This quaternization step prepares a mixture of biodegradable fabric softening active ingredients as described above.

It is highly desirable that the compounds used herein be relatively free of unwanted impurities. Therefore, methods known to eliminate such impurities, such as processing under oxygen-depleted atmospheres, are undesirable before and / or after chemical modification by controlled hydrogenation and / or oxygenation. It is desirable to process the fatty acid source by a method of separating the substance by filtration, adsorption or the like. However, the purity of the substance is not a part of the present invention and the method of the present invention is equally applicable to less pure substances, and the trade-off between purity and cost is a consumer desire and need. To adjust.

The synthesis of the biodegradable fabric softening active ingredient of the present invention is further illustrated in the Synthesis Examples below. These synthetic examples are provided for illustrative purposes only.

Compound Synthesis Example A About 1,300 g of canola oil and about 6.5 g of a commercially available nickel hydrogenation catalyst (Engelhard, "N-545") corresponding to about 0.13% by weight of Ni, hydrogen equipped with a stirrer. Place in addition reactor. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 170 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. Four
Stirring at 50 rpm is maintained throughout the reaction. After about 10 minutes, the temperature in the reactor is about 191 ° C and the hydrogen pressure is about 11 psig. Hold the temperature at about 190 ° C. About 127 minutes after starting the hydrogen supply, the hydrogen pressure is about 10 psig. Take a sample of the reaction mass,
Iodine number about 78.0 and cis: trans ratio about 1.09
Found to have 8. Another about 20 at about 190 ℃
After minutes, the hydrogen pressure is about 9.8 psig. The hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled with stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine number of about 74.5 and a cis: trans ratio of about 1.35.

The product formed in the reactor is discharged and filtered. It has a cloud point of about 22.2 ° C. About 12
The chain length distribution of the acyl substituents and the chain length distribution of the final product on the sample collected at 7 minutes were measured and are shown in Table 1. In Table 1, "sat" means saturated, and "mono" and "di" mean monounsaturated and diunsaturated, respectively.

Table 1 Samples with approximate% (mol) chain length of 127 minutes Product C14-sat 0.1 0.1 C16-sat 4.7 4.6 C16-mono 0.4 0.4 C18-sat 8.9 13.25 C18-mono 77.0 73.8 C18-di 4.5 3.1 C20 -sat 0.7 0.75 C20-mono 2.1 2.0 Others 1.6 2.0 Compound Synthesis Example B Approximately 1,300 g of canola oil and Engelhard "N-5
About 5.2 g of 45 "nickel hydrogenation catalyst is placed in a hydrogenation reactor equipped with a stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 175 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. Stirring is about 450 rp over the course of the reaction
Keep m. After about 5 minutes, the temperature in the reactor is about 19
At 0 ° C., hydrogen pressure is about 7 psig. Hold the temperature at about 190 ° C. About 125 minutes after starting the hydrogen supply, the hydrogen pressure is about 7 psig. A sample of the reaction mass was taken and found to have an iodine number of about 85.4.
After about another 20 minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is about 6 psig
Is. The hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled with stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine number of about 80.0. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered.
It has a cloud point of about 18.6 ° C.

Compound Synthesis Example C About 1,300 g of canola oil and Engelhard “N-5
About 2.9 g of 45 "nickel hydrogenation catalyst is placed in a hydrogenation reactor equipped with a stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 180 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. Stirring is about 450 rp over the course of the reaction
Keep m. After about 5 minutes, the temperature in the reactor is about 19
2 ° C., hydrogen pressure is about 10 psig. Hold the temperature at about 190 ± 3 ° C. About 10 from the start of hydrogen supply
After 5 minutes, the hydrogen pressure is about 10 psig. A sample of the reaction mass was taken and found to have an iodine number of about 85.5. After another 20 minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is about 1
It is 0 psig. The hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled with stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine value of about 8
Have 2.4. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a cloud point of about 17.2 ° C.

Compound Synthesis Example D About 1,300 g of canola oil and Engelhard "N-5"
About 1.4 g of 45 "nickel hydrogenation catalyst is charged to a hydrogenation reactor equipped with a stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 180 ° C and hydrogen is fed to the reactor. After about 5 minutes, the temperature in the reactor is about 191 ° C and the hydrogen pressure is about 10 psig. About 190
Hold at ± 3 ° C. About 100 minutes after starting the hydrogen supply, the hydrogen pressure is about 10 psig. A sample of the reaction mass was taken and found to have an iodine number of about 95.4. After about another 20 minutes at about 190 ° C, the hydrogen pressure is about 10 p
sig. The hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled with stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine number of about 2.3. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a cloud point of about 34 ° C.

Compound Synthesis Example E Approximately 1,300 g of canola oil and Engelhard “N-5
About 2.9 g of 45 "nickel hydrogenation catalyst is placed in a hydrogenation reactor equipped with a stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 190 ° C. and hydrogen is fed to the reactor to a hydrogen pressure of about 5 psig. About 3 hours after the start of hydrogen feed, a sample of the reaction mass was taken and found to have an iodine number of about 98. The hydrogen feed is discontinued, another 0.7 g of the same catalyst is added, and the reaction conditions are reestablished at about 190 ° C. for another 1 hour. Then the hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled under stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine number of about 89.9. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a cloud point of about 16.0 ° C.

Compound Synthesis Example F About 1,300 g of canola oil and Engelhard "N-5"
About 2.0 g of 45 "nickel hydrogenation catalyst is placed in a hydrogenation reactor equipped with a stirrer. The reactor is sealed and evacuated. The contents are heated to about 190 ° C. and hydrogen is fed to the reactor to a hydrogen pressure of about psig. Agitation is maintained at about 450 rpm throughout the course of the hydrogen feed reaction. About 130 minutes after starting the hydrogen supply, the hydrogen supply is stopped and the reactor contents are cooled under stirring. The final reaction product has an iodine number of about 96.4. The product formed in the reactor is removed and filtered. It has a cloud point of about 11.2 ° C.

Compound Synthesis Example G A mixture of about 1,200 g hydrogenated oil from Synthesis Example F and about 200 g hydrogenated oil from Synthesis Example A at about 600 psi.
Hydrolyze 3 times for about 2.5 hours with steam at about 250 ° C. (by weight) in a ratio of steam to oil of about 1.2 g.
The aqueous solution containing glycerin which is separated and released is removed.

The resulting mixture of fatty acids was vacuum distilled for a total of about 150 minutes, where the pot temperature was from about 200 ° C to about 2 ° C.
Gradually increased to 38 ° C and head temperature increased from about 175 ° C to about 197 ° C. Maintain a vacuum of about 0.3-0.6 mm.

The fatty acid product of vacuum distillation has an iodine value of about 9
It has a 9.1, an amine number (AV) of about 197.6 and a saponification number (SAP) of about 198.6.

Compound Synthesis Example H About 800 g of a mixture of fatty acids obtained from canola oil by the above method, MDEA (methyldiethanolamine) about 194.4 g, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
About 2 g and about 1 g of an about 50 wt% aqueous solution of HPPA are placed in a pot at the bottom of the distillation column. Establish a nitrogen flow through the column. The pot is heated and distillation begins at a pot temperature of about 150 and a head temperature of about 102 ° C. The mixture temperature increased to about 193 ° C. in the first hour and then gradually increased to about 202 ° C. over the next about 4 hours. The head temperature rose to about 107 ° C in the first hour and then gradually dropped to about 62 ° C over the next about 4 hours. The product in the pot is then cooled, recovered and analyzed. The distillate contained about 3% by weight MDEA, about 51 g of water and exhibited a total amine number (TAV) of about 0.5. The product that remains in the pot has a total amine number (TAV) of about 93.3.

Compound Synthesis Example I About 900 g of the product of Synthesis Example H, about 158 g of ethanol,
ADPA, about 0.3 g of 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (a chelating agent for color stability), about 0.15 g of a defoamer, and enough methyl chloride to establish an internal pressure of about 43 psig. Combine in a sealed reactor. After about 7 minutes, the temperature is about 106 ° C and the pressure is about 84 psig. The pressure is then increased to about 57 by the addition of methyl chloride.
Maintain the contents at about ± 2 psig while keeping the contents at about 105 ± 1 ° C.
For about 3 to 5 hours. The reactor is then degassed and the contents are cooled to about 95 ° C. A total of about 100 g of methyl chloride is used. The product is then removed and stripped on a rotary evaporator at about 65 ° C. The product is
It has a diester content of about 75.9% and a monoester content of about 11.4%.

Examples 1-4 Examples 1 Examples 2 Examples 3 Examples 4 Components wt% wt% wt% wt% DEQA ¹ (active in ethanol 17.7 23.5 30.6 30.6 85% components) Fragrance 0.8 1 1.35-Tenox 6 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 CaCl ₂ (25% solution) 1.2 1.5 2 2 HCl 1N 0.17 0.23 0.30 0.30 Distilled water Remainder Remainder Remainder Example 1 to 3- Method The compositions of Examples 1 to 3 were mixed at room temperature by the following method. Prepare with.

(1) A water sheet containing HCl is prepared.

(2) Separately, fragrance and Tenox 6
Antioxidant is included in the diester softener active.

(3) Add diester active ingredient blend to water sheet with mixing.

(4) About 10-20% of the CaCl ₂ solution is added approximately midway through the diester addition.

(5) CaCl _{2 was} added after completion of the diester addition.
The rest of the solution is added with mixing.

Examples 5-8 Example 1 Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Component wt% wt% wt% wt% DEQA ⁵ (active in ethanol 17.7 23.5 30.6 30.6 85%) Perfume 0.8 1 1.35-Tenox 6 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 CaCl ₂ (25% solution) 1.2 1.5 2 2 HCl 1N 0.17 0.23 0.30 0.30 Distilled water Remainder Remainder Remainder Reactor Examples 4 to 6-Method The compositions of Examples 5 to 8 were replaced by DEQA ¹ . DEQ
Except using A ⁵ are prepared in analogy to that of Example 1-4.

The compositions of Examples 1-8 have good viscosities. They freeze when placed in a thermostatic chamber at a temperature of about 0 (about -18 ° C) for about 3 days. After thawing at room temperature, these compositions recover as a fluid and have a good viscosity.

[0121] The composition of Comparative Example 9-12 Comparative Example 9-12, (a) in place of the DEQA ¹ using DEQA ¹¹ (prepared from tallow fatty acids hydrogenated slightly), (b) softener active Is heated to about 75 ° C and needs to be heated to about 75 ° C to melt before being added to the water sheet, and (c) about 50% more CaCl
₂ is required to give good product viscosity, (d)
Prepared as in Examples 1-4, except the fragrance is added last to the cooled finished composition to avoid fragrance decomposition. The compositions of Examples 9-12 have a good viscosity when cooled to room temperature after preparation. However, after freezing when placed in a thermostatic chamber at a temperature of about 0 (about -18 ° C) for about 3 days, and then thawed at room temperature, these compositions do not recover and still remain thickened. It has a lumpy consistency.

Examples 13 and 14 Example 13 Example 14 Ingredients wt% wt% DEQA ⁸ (85% active ingredient in ethanol) 30.6-DEQA ⁹ (85% active ingredient in ethanol)-30.6 Perfume 1.35 1.35 Tenox 6 0.04 0.04 CaCl ₂ (25% solution) 2 2 HCl 1N 0.30 0.30 composition of distilled water balance balance examples 13 and 14 examples 13 and 14, but using DEQA ⁸ and DEQA ⁹ instead of DEQA ¹ is performed Prepare as in Example 3.

Examples 15-19 Examples 15 Example 16 Ingredients wt% wt% DEQA ¹⁰ (85% active ingredient in ethanol) 20.8-DEQA ¹¹ (85% active ingredient in ethanol) 20.8 Perfume 1.35 1.35 Tenox 6 0.04 0.04 CaCl ₂ (25% solution) 2 2 HCl 1N 0.30 0.30 Distilled water Remainder Remainder Example 20-22 Example 20 Example 21 Example 22 Component wt% wt% wt% Canola DEQA (100%) 26.0 42.5 52.0 Ethanol 2.3 3.8 4.6 Hexylene glycol 2.3 3.8 4.6 TMPD * 15.0 22.0 22.0 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol 5.0 8.0 8.0 HCl (1N) 0.25 0.40 0.50 Perfume 1.25 1.25 2.50 DTPA ^** 0.01 0.01 0.01 Katon (1.5%) 0.02 0.02 0.02 DI water 47.82 18.17 5.77 * 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol ** Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid Good phase Qualitative, especially the weight ratio range of TMPD pair 1,4 for low temperature phase stability,
It is preferably about 80:20 to about 50:50, more preferably about 75:25.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A formula (A) (1) Where each R substituent is a short chain C ₁ -C ₆ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is 1 to 4; each Y Is —O— (O) C—, or —C (O) —O—; each R ¹ is hydrocarbyl or a substituted hydrocarbyl group, and the total number of carbon atoms in each R ¹ (where Y is —O
When it is-(O) C-, the number obtained by adding 1) is 12 to 22; the average iodine value of the parent fatty acid of the R ¹ group is 60 to 140.
The counterion X ⁻ is a softener compatible anion;
And the amount of softener active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least 3% by weight of the total softener active ingredient present), (2) Formula (Wherein each Y, R, R ¹ and X ⁽⁻⁾ have the same meaning as described above), (3) a multiester softener active ingredient selected from the group consisting of mixtures thereof, And (B) a monoester compound, and the ratio of multi-ester softener to monoester compound is from 100: 1 to 2: 1, a biodegradable softener mixture. 2. Each R group substituent is a C ₁ -C ₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, or mixtures thereof; each Y is —O— (O) C—; and the number of carbon atoms in R ¹ is 13 ~
19; the average iodine value of the parent fatty acid of the R ¹ group is 7
Be 0 to 130; counterion X ^- is located in the chloride ion; and the amount of softener active containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups being at least 5 wt%, softener mixture according to claim 1. 3. m is 2; n is 2; the parent fatty acid of the R ¹ group has an average iodine number of 80 to 115; a cis / trans ratio of 1: 1 to 50: 1; And the softener mixture according to claim 2, wherein the amount of softener active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least 10%. 4. The formula: The softener mixture according to claim 1, comprising up to 20% of a monoester compound having, where one YR ¹ is H or —C (O) OH. 5. A composition comprising (A) 2 to 80% by weight of the composition.
A transparent aqueous fabric softener composition, characterized in that it comprises a biodegradable softener mixture according to claim 1, and (B) less than 40% by weight of the composition of a main solvent having Clog P 0.15-0.64. object. 6. The fabric softener active ingredient (1) is 13 to 7.
5% by weight, each R is a C ₁ -C ₃ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, each Y is —O (O) —C—, and each YR ¹ contains C ₁₄ -C ₂₀ , R ¹ is an alkyl, monounsaturated alkylene, or polyunsaturated alkylene group, and the amount of softener active ingredient containing a polyunsaturated alkylene group is at least 5% by weight of all softener active ingredients present, X ⁻ is chloride ion, bromide ion, methyl sulfate, or nitrate,
The composition according to claim 5, wherein the amount of the main solvent B is 10% to 38%, and the main solvent B has ClogP 0.25 to 0.62. 7. The fabric softener active ingredient (1) is 7% to 7%.
0% present, each R is methyl, hydroxyethyl, or mixtures thereof, and the amount of softener active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least 10% by weight of all softener active ingredients present. , The amount of main solvent B is 1
0% to 38% and the main solvent B is ClogP0.
7. The composition of claim 6, having 25-0.62. 8. The fabric softener active ingredient (1) is 19% to.
65% present, each R is methyl, and the amount of softener active ingredient containing polyunsaturated alkylene groups is at least 15% by weight of the total softener active ingredient present and the amount of main solvent B is 12%. % To 25% and the main solvent B is C
8. The composition of claim 7, having a logP of 0.40-0.60. 9. The main solvent B is 80:20 to 50:50.
7. The composition of claim 6, which is a mixture of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol in a weight ratio of. 10. The main solvent B is a mixture of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol in a weight ratio of 75:25, according to claim 6. Composition. 11. The amount of main solvent B is 12% to 25%,
The composition according to claim 6. 12. The amount of main solvent B is 14% to 20%,
The composition according to claim 6.