Claims
- 1. A method of producing a mixture of quaternary ammonium compound, fatty acid, fatty acid ester, and tertiary amine salt byreacting in a solvent free system, a tertiary amine, quaternizing agent, and fatty acid each in an amount so that said mixture will contain at least a quaternary ammonium compound, fatty acid, fatty acid ester and tertiary amine salt, wherein said tertiary amine has the formula: wherein R, R1 or R2 are:(1) a linear or branched chain aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having up to about 22 carbon atoms; (2) a hydroxy lower alkyl group; (3) an alkyl amide alkylene group of the formula; where R4 is lower alkylene and wherein R3 is (1), (2), (4) or (5);(4) a lower alkoxy group; (5) a poly(oxyloweralkylene) group; so that at least one of R, R1 and R2 is one of said hydrocarbon groups or one of said hydroxy lower alkyl groups; or said tertiary amine is an imidazoline of the formula; wherein R5 is a linear or branched chain aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having up to about 22 carbon atoms and R6 is a lower alkylene group,said quaternizing agent beingis capable of producing a quaternary ammonium compound having anions A−;said fatty acid is a linear or branched chain saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms;said quaternary ammonium compound havinghas the formula: wherein R7 is a lower alkyl group or cyclo lower alkyl group;andor the salts of (I) and (II) wherein R— is hydrogen;said tertiary amine salt has the formula;said fatty acid ester havinghas the formula: wherein R8 is a linear or branched chain, aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms;and where said tertiary amine, quaternizing agent and fatty acid are reacted with one another in an amount so that said mixture obtained contains about 10 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of said quaternary ammonium compound, about 15 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said tertiary amine salt, about 1 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said ester and about 5 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said fatty acid whereinand the ratio of said quaternary ammonium compound to said tertiary amine salt is from about 2:1 to about 1:2 on a weight basis.
- 2. TheA method of claim 1 where saidproducing a mixture of quaternary ammonium compound, fatty acid, fatty acid ester, and tertiary amine salt by reacting in a solvent free system, a tertiary amine, quaternizing agent, and fatty acid each in an amount so that said mixture will contain at least a quaternary ammonium compound, fatty acid, fatty acid ester and tertiary amine salt, whereinsaid tertiary amine is an imidazoline having the formula: or is an amine of the formula: whereR9 is alkyl or alkenyl having about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms;R10 and R11 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms; andR12 is alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms, said quaternizing agent is capable of producing a quaternary ammonium compound having anions A−;said fatty acid is a linear or branched chain saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms;and said quaternary ammonium compound has the formula: whereR9 is alkyl or akenyls having about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms; R10 and R11 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms; R12 is alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms; and the salts of (III) or (IV) where R12 on the nitrogen atom is hydrogenand said tertiary amine salt has the formula:and wherein said tertiary amine, quaternizing agent and fatty acid are reacted with one another in an amount so that said mixture obtained contains about 10 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of said quaternary ammonium compound, about 15 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said tertiary amine salt, about 1 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said ester and about 5 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said fatty acid and the ratio of said quaternary ammonium compound to said tertiary amine salt is from about 2:1 to about 1:2 on a weight basis.
- 3. The method of any of claims 1 or 2 where said tertiary amine, quaternizing agent and fatty acid are reacted with one another in an amount so that said mixture obtained contains about 35 wt. % to about 55 wt. % of said quaternary ammonium compound, about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of said tertiary amine salt, about 5 wt. % to about 25 wt. % of said ester and about 15 wt. % to about 35 wt. % of said fatty acid wherein the ratio of said quaternary ammonium compound to said salt is from about 2:1 to about 1:2 on a weight basis .
- 4. The method of claim 1 where said quaternary ammonium compound is a compound of formula (I) or wherein at least one of the R, R1 and R2 groups is a branched chain or linear, aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms and the balance, if any, of said R, R1 and R2 groups is a lower alkyl group.
- 5. The method of claim 4 where A is a lower alkyl sulfate group; and where said at least one of the R, R1 and R2 groups is saida saturated hydrocarbon group, it is saturated .
- 6. As a composition of matter, a solvent free mixture of a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula: where R, R1 and R2 are(1) linear or branched chain aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having up to about 22 carbon atoms; (2) a hydroxy lower alkyl group; (3) an alkyl amido alkylene group of the formula, where R4 is lower alkylene and R3 is any of R, R1 or R2;(4) a lower alkoxy group; (5) a poly(oxyloweralkylene) group; so that at least one of R, R1 or R2 is one of said hydrocarbon groups or one of said hydroxy lower alkyl groups, where R5 is a linear or branched chain aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having up to about 22 carbon atoms and,R6 is a lower alkylene group, R7 is lower alkyl group or cyclo lower alkyl group, andwhereA− is an anion; a linear or branched chain saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms;a tertiary amine salt having the formula (I) or (II) where R7 is hydrogen ; and a fatty acid ester having the formula: where R8 is a linear or branched chain, aliphatic saturated or unsaturated group having from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms.
- 7. TheAs a composition of claim 6 where said amine is an imidazoline having the formulamatter, a solvent free mixture of a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula:or an amine of the formula: said quaternary ammonium compound has the formulawhereR9 is alkyl or alkenyls having about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms; R10 and R11 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms; and R12 is alkyl having up to about 4 carbon atoms; and the salts of (III) and (IV) where R12 on the nitrogenatom is hydrogen.A− is an anion;a linear or branched chain saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms;a tertiary amine salt having the formula:and a fatty acid ester having the formula: wherein R7 is a lower alkyl group or cyclo lower alkyl group and R8 is a linear or branched chain, aliphatic saturated or unsaturated group having from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms.
- 8. The composition of any of claims 6 or 7 where said tertiary amine, quaternizing agent and fatty acid are present in an amount ofmixture contains about 10 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of said quaternary ammonium compound, about 15 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said tertiary amine salt, about 1 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said ester and about 5 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of said fatty acid, and wherein the ratio of said quaternary ammonium compound to said tertiary amine salt, is from about 2:1 to about 1:2 on a weight basis.
- 9. The composition of any of claims 6 or 7 where said tertiary amine, quaternizing agent and fatty acid are present in an amount so that said mixture contains about 35 wt. % to about 55 wt. % of said quaternary ammonium compound, about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of said tertiary amine salt, about 5 wt. % to about 25 wt. % of said ester and about 15 wt. % to about 35 wt. % of said fatty acid wherein the ratio of said quaternary ammonium compound to said tertiary amine salt, is from about 2:1 to about 1:2 on a weight basis.
- 10. The mixture of claim 6 where said quaternary ammonium compound is a compound of formula (I) and wherein at least one of said R, R1 and R2 groups is a branched chain or linear, aliphatic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms and the balance, if any, of said R, R1 and R2 groups is a lower alkyl group.
- 11. The mixture of claim 910where A− is a lower alkyl sulfate group and where said at least one of said R, R1 and R2 is saida saturated hydrocarbon group it is saturated .
- 12. A fabric softening article of manufacture comprising a fabric softening amount of any of the mixtures of claims 6 or 7, operatively associated with a substrate that will release said mixture to a fabric under fabric softening conditions.
- 13. The article of claim 12 where said substrate is a fabric.
- 14. The article of claim 12 where said substrate is a porous polymeric material.
- 15. A fabric cleaning composition comprising a detergent in combination with a fabric softening amount of the mixtures of any of claims 6 or 7.
- 16. The composition of claim 15 where said detergent is a synthetic detergent.
- 17. The composition of claim 15 where said detergent is a soap.
Parent Case Info
This application is a reissue application of U.S. application Ser. No. 793,216, filed Nov. 7, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,794, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 472,738, filed on Jan. 31, 1990, now abandoned.
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