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• the present invention relates to the use of bleach activators, especially in detergent compositions.
• TAED tetraacetyl ethylene diamine
• the present invention is a detergent composition in aqueous solution comprising:
• a surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof,
• a precursor compound capable of giving rise to a peroxygen compound in the presence of water
• a detergent builder characterised in that the bleach activator comprises one or more cyclic tertiary nitrogen compounds of the generic formula
• Q is an organic divalent grouping such that Q and N together with the carbonyl and oxygen functions in the compound form one or more cyclic structures
• R is H, an alkyl, alkaryl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxyl haloalkyl, amino, amino alkyl, carboxylic or a carbonyl-containing function, said activator being at least partially soluble in water.
• R has an aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl containing function, it is essential that such functions also carry a substituent capable of solubilising the activator in aqueous systems eg. a sulphonic acid group.
• R is a halogen containing function the halogen is preferably chlorine or bromine
• Examples of such compounds include:
• R has the same significance as in formula (I) above.
• R an alkylamino group eg. dimethylamino group; an acyl group eg. a CH 3 .CO group; an alkoxyl group eg. ethoxyl group; a haloalkyl group eg. a chloro-methyl, a dichlororaethyl or a trichloromethyl group; an alkoxyalkylene ether group, eg. a methoxy methylene ether group; or, an alkylene carboxylate group eg. a -(CH 2 ) 2 COO- group.
• R an alkylamino group eg. dimethylamino group
• an acyl group eg. a CH 3 .CO group
• an alkoxyl group eg. ethoxyl group
• a haloalkyl group eg. a chloro-methyl, a dichlororaethyl or a trichloromethyl group
• R has the same significance as in formula (I) above, and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may be the same or different nuclear substituents and may be selected from H, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, alkyl amino, COOR5 (where R 5 is an H or an alkyl group), and carbonyl functions.
• R 5 and R 7 may be the same or different groups and may be any one of the groups denoted by the substituents R 1 to R 4 above, and n has a value from 1-3.
• cyclic tertiary nitrogen compound may be of the formula (V) shown below:
• R has the same significance as in formula (I) above and R 3 and R 9 are the same or different groups and may be any one of the groups listed in the context of R 1 -R 4 above.
• a specific example of a compound of this type is where R 3 and R 9 together represent one or more benzene rings as in formula (II) above, or, where they together with the two hydrocarbyl carbon atoms bridging the nitrogen and carbonyl functions represent a pyrazole, pyrimidine, pyridine or an imidazole ring.
• bleach activators of the present invention may have the formulae (VI) or (VII) below:
• R has the same significance as in formula (I) above and X is H or an organic monovalent group.
• X is H or an organic monovalent group.
• the tertiary nitrogen compound may be prepared by acylation of an amino acid as follows:
• R has the same significance as in formula (I) above.
• the bleach activator is at least partially soluble in water.
• solubility is at least 0.01%w/w in water at ambient temperature, eg. 25oC. It is believed that the activators of the present invention preferentially react with the peroxygen compound, eg. hydrogen peroxide generated by contacting the precursor compound with water. This is believed to result in a peroxygen species of enhanced bleaching activity than that initially generated.
• the peroxygen compound eg. hydrogen peroxide generated by contacting the precursor compound with water. This is believed to result in a peroxygen species of enhanced bleaching activity than that initially generated.
• the bleach activators of the present invention can be used as such or in conjunction with other conventional activators such as TAED, phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride isononanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate (also known as isonobs') and tetracetyl glycoluril (also known as "TAGU”) and the like or with mixtures of such known activators.
• TAED phthalic anhydride
• maleic anhydride maleic anhydride
• succinic anhydride isononanoyl oxybenzene sulphonate also known as isonobs'
• TAGU tetracetyl glycoluril
• any of the well known surfactants can be used in the detergent compositions of the present invention.
• a typical list of these surfactants can be found in EP 0120591 and in USP 3,663,961.
• water soluble anionic surfactants include the salts of alkyl benzene sulphonates, paraffin sulphonates, alpha-olefin sulphonates, alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonates and 2-acyloxy alkane-1-sulphonate, and beta-alkyloxy alkane sulphonate.
• salts of alkyl sulphates, alkyl polyalkoxy ether sulphates, alpha-sulpho-carboxylates and their esters, fatty acid monoglyceride sulphates and sulphonates and alkyl phenol polyalkoxy ether sulphates may also be used.
• Suitable examples of the above surfactants are linear straight chain alkyl benzene sulphonates having alkyl groups with 8-16 carbon atoms and methyl branched alkyl sulphates having 8-16 carbon atoms which are also effective.
• anionic detergent compounds suitable for use herein include the sodium alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonates derived from tallow and coconut oil; sodium fatty acid monoglyceride sulphonates and sulphates derived from coconut oil; and sodium or potassium salts of C 8 -C 12 alkyl phenol alkylene oxide ether sulphate containing up to 10 alkylene oxide units per molecule. Mixtures of anionic surfactants may also be used.
• the nonionic surfactants which may be used in the present invention are condensates of an alkylene oxide e.g. ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic group to form a surfactant having an appropriate hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) in the range from 8 to 17, suitably from 9.5 to 13.5, preferably from 10 to 12.5.
• HLB hydrophilic-lipophilic balance
• the hydrophobic group may be an aliphatic or aromatic type and the length of the polyoxyethylene group condensed therewith can be readily adjusted to yield a water-soluble compound having the desired degree of HLB.
• Suitable nonionic surfactants include:
• the polyethylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenol in which the alkyl group e.g. contains from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and in which from 3 to 30 moles, preferably 5 to 14 moles of ethylene oxide are present.
• alkyl group e.g. contains from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and in which from 3 to 30 moles, preferably 5 to 14 moles of ethylene oxide are present.
• Other examples include a mole of dodecylphenol condensed with 9 moles of ethylene oxide, a mole of dinonylphenol condensed with 11 moles of ethylene oxide and a mole of nonylphenol and octadecylphenol condensed with 13 moles of ethylene oxide.
• the nonionic surfactant may also be formed as a condensation product of a mole of primary or secondary C 8 -C 24 aliphatic alcohols with from 2 to 40 moles, preferably 2 to 9 moles of ethylene oxide.
• nonionic surfactants useful for the purposes of the invention include the various grades of Dobanol (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by Shell) Lutensol (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by BASF) and Synperonics (Registered Trade Mark, supplied by ICI).
• Other useful nonionic surfactants include the synthetic nonionic detergents available on the market under "Pluronics" (Registered Trade Mark) and supplied by Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation.
• Zwitterionic compounds such as betaines and sulphobetaines, particularly those with a C 8 -C 16 alkyl substituent on the nitrogen atom can also be used as surfactants.
• cationic surfactants examples include e.g. quaternary ammonium surfactants and surfactants of a semi-polar nature, for example amine oxides.
• Suitable quaternary ammonium surfactants are the mono C 8 -C 15 , N-alkyl or alkenyl ammonium surfactants in which remaining N valences are methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl groups.
• Suitable examples of amine oxides are the mono C 8- C 20 . N-alkyl or alkenyl amine oxides and the propylene-1,3-diamine dioxides in which the remaining N valences are methyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl substituents.
• the detergent compositions can comprise from 1 to 70% w/w, suitably from 1 to 20% w/w of surfactant. Mixtures of anionic with nonionic or zwitterionic surfactant types are preferred.
• Suitable inorganic peroxygen bleach precursors which act as a source of a peroxygen compound eg. hydrogen peroxide, include sodium perborate mono and tetrahydrate, sodium percarbonate, sodium persilicate and the clathrate 4Na2SO 4 :2H 2 O 2 :1 NaCl.
• the precursor compound (ii) acting as the hydrogen peroxide source can be present in an amount of from 1 to 40% w/w suitably from 5 to 35% by weight, preferably from 10 to 30% by weight of the total composition.
• the molar ratio of peroxygen compound eg. hydrogen peroxide generated from a bleach precursor to bleach activator is suitably greater than 1.5:1, preferably at least 2.0. Under the usage conditions encountered in domestic laundry practice, the molar ratio of bleach precursor to bleach activator is generally greater than 5.0:1 and is most preferably greater than 10:1.
• Suds suppressing agents which are useful in the detergent compositions of the invention are suitably selected from silicone, wax, vegetable and hydrocarbon oil and phosphate ester varieties.
• Suitable silicone suds controlling agents include polydimethylsiloxanes having a molecular weight in the range from
• Suitable waxes include microcrystalline waxes having a melting point in the range from 65oC to 100oC, a molecular weight in the range from 4,000-10,000 and a penetration value of at least 6, measured at 77°C by ASTM-D1321 and also paraffin waxes, synthetic waxes and natural waxes.
• Suitable phosphate esters include mono- and/or di-C 16 -C 22 alkyl or alkenyl phosphate esters, and the corresponding mono- and/or di alkyl or alkenyl ether phosphates containing up to 6 ethoxy groups per molecule.
• Suds suppressors are normally present in an amount from 0.01 to 5% w/w of the total composition depending upon the type of suds suppressor used, and is preferably from 0.1 to 2% w/w.
• a highly preferred component of detergent compositions in accordance with the invention is one or more detergent builder salts which may comprise up to 90% of the composition, more typically from 10 to 70% by weight thereof.
• Suitable detergent builder salts useful herein can be of the polyvalent inorganic and polyvalent organic types or mixtures thereof.
• suitable water-soluble, inorganic alkaline detergent builder salts include the alkali metal carbonates, borates, phosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates and bicarbonates.
• Suitable organic alkaline detergency builder salts are water-soluble polycarboxylates such as the salts of nitrilotriacetic acid, lactic acid, glycollic acid and ether derivatives thereof; succinic acid, malonic acid, (ethylenedioxy)diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycollic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid; citric acid, aconitic acid, citraconic acid, carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid, lactoxysuccinic acid, and 2-oxy-1,1,3propane tricarboxylic acid; oxydisuccinic acid, 1,1,2,2-ethane tetracarboxylic acid, 1,1,3,3-propane tetracarboxylic acid and 1,1,2,3-propane tetracarboxylic acid; cyclopentane cis, cis,cistetracarboxylic acid, cyclopentadiene pentacarboxy
• Water-insoluble detergent builders can also be used.
• a specific example of such builders are the zeolites especially the sodium type A zeolite typified by SASIL (Registered Trade Mark).
• Chelating agents, soil suspending and anti-redeposition agents, optical brightening agents, enzymes, colours and perfumes may also be added to the detergent composition.
• Chelating agents that can be incorporated include citric acid, nitrilotriacetic and ethylene diamine tetra acetic acids and their salts, organic phosphonate derivatives such as those disclosed in US Patent Nos. 3,213,030, 3,433,021, 3,292,121 and 2,599,807 and carboxylic acid builder salts such as those disclosed in US Patent No. 3,308,067.
• the chelating agents can be present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 3%, suitably from 0.2 to 2% by weight of the total composition.
• the detergent compositions containing the bleach activators of the present invention may contain, in addition, minor conventional additives such as fragrances perfumes and the like.
• the bleach activators of the present invention should find wide use in detergent compositions which use the inorganic bleach precursors.
• the fact that these anhydrides activate the bleach precursors at relatively lower temperatures e.g. from 20-60oC than those used hitherto should enable a considerable energy saving to be achieved, when the detergents are used.
• Example 1 The present invention is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying Examples.
• Example 1 The present invention is further illustrated with reference to the accompanying Examples.
• references 2 and 5 contain general methods of preparation which was adapted to prepare each compound using the conditions given and the appropriate starting materials.
• Example 2 Further washing/bleaching tests were carried out on standard stained cloth swatches (EMPA red wine stained 2" x 6") using the base detergent powder composition (Table 1) and the various bleach activators described in Table 4 in a terg-o-tometer. The terg-o-tometer was maintained at a constant temperature of.40 C and operated at 75 rpm.
• % SR L sample - L redwine ⁇ 100 L sample - L redwine
• the bleach activator 2-methyl-(4H)3, 1-benzoxazin-4-one (hereafter 2MB4) was selected as a representative example of this series to carry out extensive wasing/bleaching trials.
• Example 6 The washing/bleaching tests were carried out using the same method described in Example 2.
• 4g of base detergent, 0.75g of sodium perborate tetrahydrate and the activator were added, together with the red wine swatches, to one litre of water at 40°C and agitated for 20 minutes.
• the amount of activator used was varied (Table 6) and each time the total made up to 5g using sodium sulphate.
• Example 7 The tests were carried out using the same method as that described in Example 2. However, in this Example,tea stained swatches were used and the results taken after 30 minutes. The temperatures and the amount of activator used are described in Table 7.
• the bleach activators were compared on an equal activity basis, and sufficient of the supplied commercial activator was added to provide a level of 2% activity.
• the actual weights of bleach activator, as supplied by the manufacturer, used in the washing tests are shown in Table 8.
• the total compositions were made up to 5g using sodium sulphate.
• Example 2 The tests were performed using the same method as that described in Example 2. In this Example 3.4g of base detergent, 0.75g of sodium perborate tetrahydrate, the bleach activator, and red wine swatches were added to one litre of tap water at 40oC and agitated for 20 minutes.
• the bleaching performance of 2MB4 was more effective than all the other bleach activators under these conditions except DEDDA.
• Example 3 The tests were performed using the same method as that described in Example 2.
• Example 3.05g of base detergent, 0.75g of sodium perborate tetrahydrate, the bleach activator, and the red wine swatches were added to one litre of tap water at 40oC and agitated for 20 minutes.
• Sufficient bleach activator was used to provide an available oxygen content of 1.096 ⁇ 10 -3 mol.
• the actual weights of bleach activator, as supplied by the manufacturer, used in the washing tests are shown in Table 9. The total compositions were made up to 5g using sodium sulphate.
• Example 4 The tests were carried out using the same method as that described in Example 2. In this Example 4.125g of base detergent, 0.75g of sodium perborate tetrahydrate, the bleach activator (0.125g, 2.5% w/w), and the red wine swatches were added to one litre of tap water at 40oC and agitated for 20 minutes.
• Table 11 demonstrates the improved performance of 2MB4 over ISONOBS under these conditions. The difference in stain removal is even more pronounced than in the tests carried out under washing conditions used in Europe (Table 8). Table 11 Comparison of 2MB4 with ISONOBS (USA Washing Conditions) (Terg-o-Tometer, Red Wine Cloths, 20 Minutes, 25oC, 10% Activator)

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