Claims
- 1. A multiple-substituted bleach activator comprising a bleach activator cation having the formula: ##STR38## wherein any R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl and aryl; J and J' are independently selected from: ##STR39## L is selected from the group consisting of: a) lactams of the formula: ##STR40## wherein any m is 1 or 2; and b) 4,5-saturated 5-membered cyclic amidines of the formula: ##STR41## wherein A,B,C,D and E are selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, substituted alkcyi, substituted aryl, and substituted alkaryl; and wherein T and T' are compatible spacer moieties selected from the group consisting of: --(CH.sub.2).sub.i wherein i is from about 3 to about 12; --(CH.sub.2).sub.i (C.sub.6 H.sub.4)(CH.sub.2).sub.j -- wherein i and j are independently from 0 to about 12 provided that at least one of i and j is nonzero and the polyalkylene substituents attached to C.sub.6 H.sub.4 are o-, m-, p- to each other; --(Aryl)--; --(Alkyl)G(Aryl)--; --(Alkyl)G(Alkyl)--; (Aryl)G(Alkyl)--; --(Aryl)G(Aryl)--; wherein G is selected from O, --C(O)N(R.sup.9)--, --S(O).sub.2 N(R.sup.9)--, --N(R.sup.9)C(O)--, --N(R.sup.9)S(O).sub.2 --, --S(O).sub.2 -- and --N(R.sup.9)C(O)N(R.sup.10)-- wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are H or alkyl.
- 2. A multiple-substituted bleach activator according to claim 1 wherein L is cyclic amidine, E is H or C.sub.1-5 alkyl and A, B, C, and D are hydrogen.
- 3. A multiple-substituted bleach activator according to claim 2 wherein R.sup.1 -R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, 1naphthylmethylene, and 2-naphthylmethylene.
- 4. A multiple-substituted bleach activator according to claim 3 comprising said bleach activator cations associated with charge-balancing compatible anions and wherein T and T' are independently selected from the group consisting of: aryl, --(CH.sub.2).sub.i -- wherein i is from about 3 to about 12; and (CH.sub.2).sub.i (C.sub.6 H.sub.4)(CH.sub.2).sub.j -- wherein i and j are independently from 0 to about 12 provided that at least one of i and j is nonzero and the polyalkylene substituents attached to C.sub.6 H.sub.4 are o-, m- or p- to each other.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/298,650, filed on Aug. 31, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,460,747.
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