Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula ##STR9## wherein R is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 alkyl or alkenyl group,
- one of the R.sub.1 's in each ##STR10## unit is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen or methyl, k is an integer 2 to 8,
- and each m is, independently, an integer 2 to 221, each ##STR11## chain consists of a polyethylene-oxy block and a polypropylene-oxy block, wherein the polyethylene-oxy blocks are attached directly to the amino nitrogen atoms, the number of all ethylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound being from 5 to 35 and the number of all the propylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound being from 170 to 190,
- which compound is in free base, acid addition salt and/or quaternary ammonium salt form.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R is a C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 alkyl or alkenyl group.
- 3. A compound according to claim 2, wherein R is a C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 alkyl or alkenyl group.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R is a straight chain alkyl group.
- 5. A compound according to claim 1, wherein k is 2 to 6.
- 6. A compound according to claim 5, wherein k is 3.
- 7. A compound according to claim 1, containing from 10 to 30 ethylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound.
- 8. A compound according to claim 7, containing from 13 to 25 ethylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound.
- 9. A compound according to claim 8, containing from 18 to 22 ethylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound.
- 10. A compound according to claim 1, containing from 175 to 185 propylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound.
- 11. A compound according to claim 10, containing from 178 to 182 propylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound.
- 12. A compound according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of ethylene-oxy to propylene-oxy groups per molecule of the compound is from 1 : 6 to 1 : 18.
- 13. A compound according to claim 12, wherein said ratio is from 1 : 7 to 1 : 14.
- 14. A compound according to claim 13, wherein said ratio is from 1 : 8 to 1 : 10.
- 15. A compound according to claim 1 in hydrochloride form.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 745,307 filed Nov. 26, 1976, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 637,717, filed Dec. 4, 1975, both now abandoned.
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