Claims
- 1. A compound of formula I below:
- 2. The compound of formula I wherein the R1 and/or R2 groups are branched chain alkyl groups containing from 4 to 36 carbon atoms.
- 3. The compound of formula I wherein said alkyl groups contain from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
- 4. The compound of formula I wherein in the —RX(AO)n-R4 groups the AO groups are all ethyleneoxy groups, n is a number of from 4 to about 50, and the R4 groups are independently a C1-C36 hydrocarbon group, or an
- 5. The compound of claim 1 wherein the compound has the formula II below:
- 6. The compound of claim 5 wherein the sum of n, m, and p is from 4 to about 50.
- 7. The compound of claim 5 wherein the AO groups are all ethyleneoxy groups.
- 8. The compound of claim 1 wherein the compound has the formula III below:
- 9. The compound of claim 8 wherein all AO groups are ethyleneoxy groups.
- 10. The compound of claim 8 wherein the X groups are all —O— groups.
- 11. The compound of claim 8 wherein the R7 groups are all ethylene groups, the X groups are all —O— groups, and the sum of n, m, and p is from 6 to 18.
- 12. The compound of claim 11 wherein all R9 groups are C4-C12 alkyl groups.
- 13. The compound of claim 11 wherein the sum of n, m, and p is from 6 to 12.
- 14. The compound of claim 11 wherein all AO groups are ethyleneoxy groups.
- 15. The compound of claim 11 wherein all R9 groups are C4-C12 alkyl groups, the sum of n, m, and p is from 6 to 12, and all AO groups are ethyleneoxy groups.
- 16. The compound of claim 8 wherein the compound has the following formula IV:
- 17. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a surfactant-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 1.
- 18. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a surfactant-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 5.
- 19. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a surfactant-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 8.
- 20. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a surfactant-effective quantity of the compound of claim 16.
- 21. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a defoaming-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 1.
- 22. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a defoaming-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 5.
- 23. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a defoaming-effective quantity of at least one compound of claim 8.
- 24. An aqueous or nonaqueous composition containing a defoaming-effective quantity of the compound of claim 16.
- 25. The composition of claim 17 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 26. The composition of claim 18 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 27. The composition of claim 19 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 28. The composition of claim 20 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 29. The composition of claim 21 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 30. The composition of claim 22 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 31. The composition of claim 23 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 32. The composition of claim 24 wherein the composition is a latex paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a metal working composition.
- 33. A reaction product of (a) the alkoxylation product of an amine having at least one hydrogen atom that will react with an alkylene oxide; and (b) a C5-C20 epoxy compound; wherein the alkoxylation product in step (a) contains one or more of ethyleneoxy, propyleneoxy, and butyleneoxy groups.
- 34. The reaction product of triethanolamine ethoxylated with 9 moles of ethylene oxide and an epoxylated C10 olefin.
- 35. The reaction product of claim 34 wherein the C10 olefin is an alpha olefin.
- 36. An aqueous surfactant composition comprising
I) at least one compound of claim 1; and II) at least one alkyl polyglycoside; wherein component I is present in the aqueous composition in a defoaming-effective quantity.
- 37. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 36 wherein the at least one alkyl polyglycoside has the following formula IV:
- 38. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 36 wherein Z is a glucose residue and b is zero.
- 39. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 38 wherein a is a number of from about 1.4 to about 1.7, and R1 is an alkyl group having on average from 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
- 40. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 36 wherein the at least one compound of claim 1 has the formula II below:
- 41. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 36 wherein the at least one compound of claim 1 has the formula III below:
- 42. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 41 wherein the R7 groups are all ethylene groups, the X groups are all —O— groups, the sum of n, m, and p is from 6 to 18, and all three R8 groups are identical
- 43. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 42 wherein all R9 groups are C4-C12 alkyl groups.
- 44. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 42 wherein the sum of n, m, and p is from 6to 12.
- 45. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 42 wherein all AO groups are ethyleneoxy groups.
- 46. The aqueous surfactant composition of claim 42 wherein all R9 groups are C4-C12 alkyl groups, the sum of n, m, and p is from 6 to 12, and all AO groups are ethyleneoxy groups.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of copending provisional application serial No. 60/338,743, filed on Nov. 5, 2001, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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