Claims
- 1. A quaternary substituted bleach activator compound of the formula:
- (E--(Ar').sub.m (CH.sub.2).sub.n --C(O)--L)(Y.sup.a-).sub.1/a
- wherein L is selected from caprolactam and valerolactam; E is selected from the group consisting of R.sub.3 N.sup.+, R.sub.2 (C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2)N.sup.+, R.sub.2 (C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2).sub.2 N.sup.+, R.sub.2 (N.sub.p)N.sup.+, and mixtures thereof; R is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and mixtures thereof; N.sub.p is 1-naphthylmethylene or 2-naphthylmethylene; Ar' is (C.sub.6 H.sub.4); m is 0 or 1; n is from 0 to about 12, provided that when m is 0, n is not less than 2; Y is a charge balancing compatible anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, phosphate, sulfate, isethionate, methansulfonate, ethansulfonate, benzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, cumenesulfonate, xylenesulfonate, naphthalene sulfonate, methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, octyl sulfate, terephthalate, polyacrylate having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 4,500, polymaleate having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 4,500, poly(acrylate-comaleate) having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 4,500, benzoate, naphthoate, p-toluate, and mixtures thereof and a is 1 or higher.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, benzyl, an mixtures thereof; Y is selected from the group consisting of methyl sulfate, ethyl sulfate, chloride, bromide, p-toluenesulfate, and mixtures thereof, and m is 0.
- 3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein L is caprolactam.
- 4. A compound according to claim 3 wherein the quaternary substituted bleach activator is (CH.sub.3)N.sup.+ (CH.sub.2).sub.5 C(O)L(pTs).sup.- wherein L is caprolactam and pTs is p-toluenesulfonate.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/298,904, filed on Aug. 31, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,578,136.
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