Claims
- 1. A laundry detergent composition comprising:a) from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight, of a polyamine, said polyamine having the formula; wherein R is a backbone unit selected from the group consisting of: i) C6-C16 substituted or unsubstituted arylene, C7-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkylenearylene having the formula: or mixtures thereof: ii) hydroxyalkylene units having the formula: iii) hydroxyalkylene/oxyalkylene units having the formula: iv) a carboxyalkyleneoxy units having the formula: v) and mixtures thereof; Y is an anionic unit selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)fCO2M, —C(O)(CH2)fCO2M, —(CH2)fPO3M, —(CH2)fOPO3M, —(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO3M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO2M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —C(O)CH2CH(SO3M)CO2M, —C(O)CH2CH(CO2M)NHCH—(CO2M)CH2CO2M, —CH2CH(OZ)CH2O(R1O)fZ, —(CH2)fCH[O(R2O)fZ]CHfO—(R2O)fZ, and mixtures thereof, wherein Z is hydrogen or an anionic unit selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)fCO2M, —C(O)(CH2)fCO2M, —(CH2)fPO3M, —(CH2)fOPO3M, —(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO3M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO2M)(CH2)fSO3M, —C(O)CH2CH(SO3M)CO2M, —C(O)CH2CH(CO2M)NHCH(CO2M)CH2CO2M, and mixtures thereof; M is hydrogen, a water soluble cation, and mixtures thereof; the index f is from 0 to about 6; the index m is from 0 to 20; R1 is selected from the group consisting of: i) hydrogen; ii) C1-C22 alkyl; iii) C7-C22 arylenealkyl; iv) C7-C22 alkylenearyl; v) —[CH2CH(OR4)CH2O]f(R2O)tY; vi) anionic units; vii) and mixtures thereof; R2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,6 hexylene, 1,2-hexylene, and mixtures thereof; R3 is C2-C8 linear alkylene, C3-C8 branched alkylene, phenylene, substituted phenylene, and mixtures thereof; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —(CH2)u(R2O)t(CH2)uY, and mixtures thereof; wherein index s is from 0 to 5; the index t is from 0.5 to 100; the index u is from 0 to 6; index w is from 0 to 25; indices x and z are each independently from 0 to 20 and indice y is from 1 to 20; X is oxygen or the amino unit —NR4—, the index r is 0 or 1; indices i and k are each independently from 1 to 20; O is a quaternizing unit selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 linear alkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, benzyl, —[CH2CH(OR4)CH2O](R2O)tY, and mixtures thereof; b) from about 0.01% to about 60% of a surfactant system comprising: i) from 0% to 80% by weight, of a mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant selected from the group consisting of surfactants having the formula: and mixtures thereof; wherein R, R1, and R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof, provided the total number of carbon atoms in said surfactant is from 14 to 20 and at least one of R, R1, and R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is not hydrogen; the index w of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; x of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; y of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; z of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer of at least 1; provided w+x+y+z of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is from 8 to 14 and the total number of carbon atoms in a surfactant is from 14 to 20; R3 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,4-butylene, and mixtures thereof; the average value of the index m of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is at least about 0.01; ii) from 0% to 80% by weight, of a mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant having the formula: wherein A of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is a mid-chain branched alkyl unit having the formula: wherein R and R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate, are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof, provided the total number of carbon atoms in said alkyl unit is from 6 to 18 and at least one of R and R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is not hydrogen; x of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is an integer from 0 to 13; y of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is an integer from 0 to 13; z of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is 0 or 1; R2 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; M′ of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate is a water soluble cation with sufficient charge to provide neutrality; iii) optionally from 0.01% by weight, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cautionic, zwitterionic, ampholytic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and c) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein R units of the polyamine are (a)(ii) hydroxyalkylene units.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said R2 of the polyamine is ethylene.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3 wherein the index m of the polyamine is from 1 to 3.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said polyamine comprises hydroxyalkylene/oxyalkylene R backbone units wherein R2 of the polyamine is selected from the group consisting of ethylene.
- 6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said polyamine hydroxyalkylene/oxyalkylene R backbone units of the polyamine have the formula: wherein each R3 of the polyamine is independently ethylene, propylene, and mixtures thereof; R4 of the polyamine is hydrogen, —(R2O)fY, and mixtures thereof; w of the polyamine is from 1 to about 5.
- 7. A composition according to claim 6 wherein R4 of the polyamine is hydrogen.
- 8. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant admixture wherein at least one of said surfactants which comprises said admixture comprises R of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to methyl, R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to methyl, R2 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, and z of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to 0.
- 9. A composition according to claim 8 wherein at least 75% of said surfactants which comprise said admixture have R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to methyl and z of the mid-chain branched aryl sulphonate surfactant is equal to 0.
- 10. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant admixture wherein at least one of said surfactants which comprises said admixture comprises R of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl, R1 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, and the sum of w+x+y+z of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to from 8 to 10.
- 11. A composition according to claim 10 wherein at least 75% of said surfactants which comprise said admixture have R of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl and w of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is equal to 0.
- 12. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant admixture wherein at least one of said surfactants which comprises said admixture comprises R of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl, R1 of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, the sum of w+x+y+z of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to from 8 to 10, and m of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is from 1 to 7.
- 13. A composition according to claim 12 wherein at least 75% of said surfactants which comprise said admixture have R of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl and w of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to 0.
- 14. A composition according to claim 13 wherein m of the mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is from 2 to 5.
- 15. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a surfactant admixture said admixture comprising one or more mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactants and one or more mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactants wherein at least one of said surfactants which comprises said admixture comprises R of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl, R1 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to hydrogen, and the sum of w+x+y+z of mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to from 8 to 10 and the average value of m of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is from about 0.01 to 10.
- 16. A composition according to claim 15 wherein at least 75% of said surfactants which comprise said admixture have R of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to methyl and w of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate or alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant is equal to 0.
- 17. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising about 1% by weight of a builder.
- 18. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 1% by weight, of a peroxygen bleaching system comprising:i) from about 40% by weight, of the bleaching system, a source of hydrogen peroxide; ii) optionally from about 0.1% by weight, of the beaching system, a beach activator; iii) optionally from about 1 ppb of the composition, of a transition-metal bleach catalyst; and iv) optionally from about 0.1% by weight, of a pre-formed peroxygen bleaching agent.
- 19. A laundry detergent composition comprising:a) from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight, of a polyamine, said polyamine having the formula: R is a backbone unit selected from the group consisting of: i) C6-C16 substituted or unsubstituted arylene, C7-C40 substituted or unsubstituted alkylenearylene having the formula: or mixtures thereof: iii) hydroxyalkylene units having the formula: iv) hydroxyalkylene/oxyalkylene units having the formula: v) carboxyalkyleneoxy units having the formula: and mixtures thereof; R1 is selected from the group consisting of: i) hydrogen; ii) C1-C22 alkyl; iii) C7-C22 arylenealky; iv) C7-C22 alkylenearyl; v) —[CH2CH(OR4)CH2O]s(R2O)tY; vi) anionic units; vii) and mixtures thereof; R2 is selected from the group consisting of ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,6hexylene, 1,2-hexylene, 1,4-phenylene, and mixtures thereof; R3 is C2-C8 linear alkylene, C3-C8 branched alkylene, phenylene, substituted phenylene, and mixtures thereof; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —(CH2)u(R2O)t(CH2)uY, and mixtures thereof; Q is a quaternizing unit selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 linear alkyl, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, benzyl, —[CH2CH(OR4)CH2O]s(R2O)tY, and mixtures thereof; X is oxygen, —NR4—, and mixtures thereof; Y is an anionic unit selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)fCO2M, —C(O)(CH2)fCO2M, —(CH2)fPO3M, —(CH2)fOPO3M, —(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO3M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO2M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —C(O)CH2CH(SO3M)CO2M, —C(O)CH2CH(CO2M)NHCH—(CO2M)CH2CO2M, —CH2CH(OZ)CH2O(R1O)fZ, —(CH2)fCH[O(R2O)fZ]CHfO—(B2O)fZ, and mixtures thereof; wherein Z is hydrogen or an anionic unit selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)fCO2M, —C(O)(CH2CO2M, —(CH2)PO3M, —(CH2)fOPO3M, —(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO3M)—(CH2)fSO3M, —CH2(CHSO2M)(CH2)fSO3M, —C(O)CH2CH(SO3M)CO2M, C(O)CH2CH(CO2M)NHCH(CO2M)CH2CO2M, and mixtures thereof; M is hydrogen, a water soluble cation, and mixtures thereof; the index f is from 0 to about 6; the index m is from 0 to 20; the index j is from 1 to 20; the index k is from 1 to 20; the index r is 0 or 1; the index s is from 0 to 5; the index t has an average value of from about 0.5 to about 100; the index u is from 0 to 6; the index w is from 0 to 25; indices x and z are each independently from 0 to 20 and indice y is from 1 to 20; b) from about 0.01% to about 60% by weight, of a surfactant system comprising: i) from 0% to 80% by weight, of a mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant selected from the group consisting of surfactants having the formula: and mixtures thereof; wherein R, R1, and R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof, provided the total number of carbon atoms in said surfactant is from 14 to 20 and at least one of R, R1, and R2 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is not hydrogen; the index w of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; x of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; y of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; z of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is an integer of at least 1; provided w+x+y+z of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is from 8 to 14 and the total number of carbon atoms in a surfactant is from 14 to 20; R3 of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,4-butylene, and mixtures thereof; the average value of the index m of the mid-chain branched alkyl sulfate surfactant is at least about 0.01; ii) from 0% to 80% by weight, of a mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant having the formula: wherein A of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is a mid-chain branched alkyl unit having the formula: wherein R and R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant are each independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof, provided the total number of carbon atoms in said alkyl unit is from 6 to 18 and at least one of R and R1 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is not hydrogen; x of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; y of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is an integer from 0 to 13; z of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is 0 or 1; R2 of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, and mixtures thereof; M′ of the mid-chain branched aryl sulfonate surfactant is a water soluble cation with sufficient charge to provide neutrality; iii) optionally from 0.01% by weight, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, caution, zwitterionic, ampholytic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; c) from about 1 ppb of the composition, of a transition-metal bleach catalyst; d) from about 1% by weight, of a builder, and e) the balance carriers and adjunct ingredients.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority from PCT International Application Ser. No. PCT/US00/19150, filed Jul. 13, 2000, which claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 60/144,170, filed Jul. 16, 1999, and to U.S. provisional application No. 60/160,288, filed Oct. 19, 1999.
PCT Information
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