Claims
- 1. A compound represented by the formula ##STR31## wherein A and B are peroxycarboxylic acid compatible organic moieties bonded to the sulfur atom by a carbon atom, each of A and B containing from 1 to 4 ##STR32## groups bonded to carbon atoms.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 wherein A and B contain a total of two peroxycarboxylic acid groups.
- 3. A compound of claim 1 wherein at least one of A and B is an aryl group.
- 4. A compound of claim 3 wherein the aryl group is a peroxybenzoic acid group.
- 5. A compound of claim 1 wherein the theoretical active oxygen content is above about 5.42 percent.
- 6. A compound of claim 1 in the form of a particulate solid.
- 7. A compound of claim 1 wherein A and B are the same.
- 8. A compound of claim 1 wherein A and B are dissimilar.
- 9. A compound represented by the formula ##STR33## wherein X and Y are hydrocarbyl groups, each of X and Y being substituted with a total of from 1 to 4 ##STR34## groups.
- 10. A compound of claim 9 wherein X and Y are the same.
- 11. A compound of claim 9 wherein X and Y are different.
- 12. A compound of claim 9 wherein each of X and Y are aryl.
- 13. A compound of claim 12 wherein the aryl is phenyl.
- 14. A compound of claim 9 wherein X and Y are alkyl.
- 15. A compound of claim 12 wherein each aryl group is the same.
- 16. A compound of claim 14 wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 17. A compound of claim 14 wherein the alkyl is ethyl.
- 18. A compound of claim 11 wherein X is alkyl having from 9 to 12 carbon atoms and Y is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 19. A compound of claim 9 wherein X is cyclohexyl and Y is ethyl.
- 20. A compound of claim 9 wherein X is methyl and Y is phenyl.
- 21. A compound of claim 9 wherein X and Y are peroxybenzoic acid groups.
- 22. A compound of claim 9 wherein X is an alkyl group and Y is a peroxybenzoic acid group.
- 23. A compound of claim 22 wherein the alkyl group contains from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.
- 24. A compound of claim 23 wherein the alkyl group is ethyl.
- 25. A bleaching detergent composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 and a detergent surfactant.
- 26. A composition of claim 25 further including a detergent builder.
- 27. A composition of claim 25 wherein the surfactant is selected from anionic, nonionic and zwitterionic surfactants.
- 28. A composition of claim 25 wherein A or B are independently selected from the group consisting of a cyclic, linear or branched alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, a polyaryl group consisting of from 2 to 4 annelated enzenoid rings, and mixtures thereof containing up to about 18 carbon atoms and being optionally additionally substituted with halogen, sulfonate, nitro, carboxylate, carboxylic acid, C.sub.1 -.sub.5 alkyl, hydroyx, trifluoromethyl, aryl, sulfone, amine oxide, amide, ester or sulfate groups, or mixtures thereof.
- 29. A composition of claim 25 wherein A and B are the same.
- 30. A composition of claim 25 wherein A and B are dissimilar.
- 31. A composition of claim 25 wherein A and B contain a total of two ##STR35## groups.
- 32. A composition of claim 25 wherein A is an alkyl group and B is an aryl group.
- 33. A bleaching detergent composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 9 and a detergent surfactant.
- 34. A composition of claim 33 wherein X and Y are the same.
- 35. A composition of claim 33 wherein X and Y are different.
- 36. A composition of claim 33 wherein each of X and Y are aryl.
- 37. A composition of claim 36 wherein the aryl is phenyl.
- 38. A composition of claim 33 wherein X and Y are alkyl.
- 39. A composition of claim 37 wherein each aryl group is the same.
- 40. A composition of claim 38 whereien the alkyl group has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 41. A composition of claim 38 wherein the alkyl is ethyl.
- 42. A composition of claim 35 wherein X is alkyl having from 9 to 12 carbon atoms and Y is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 43. A composition of claim 33 wherein X is cyclohexyl and Y is ethyl.
- 44. A composition of claim 33 wherein X is methyl and Y is phenyl.
- 45. A dry bleach composition comprising, by weight, from about 0 percent to about 50 percent detergent surfactant, detergent builder or a mixture thereof and from about 1 percent to about 50 percent of a compound of claim 1.
- 46. A dry bleach composition comprising, by weight, from about 0 to about 50 percent detergent surfactant, detergent builder or a mixture thereof and from about 1 percent to about 50 percent of a compound of claim 9.
- 47. A process for bleaching articles comprising contacting articles to be bleached with an aqueous medium containing a bleach effective amount of a compound represented by the formula: ##STR36## wherein A and B are peroxycarboxylic acid compatible organic moieties bonded to the sulfur atom by a carbon atom, each of A and B containing at least one ##STR37## group bonded to carbon atoms.
- 48. A process of claim 47 wherein A and B are the same.
- 49. A process of claim 47 wherein A and B are dissimilar.
- 50. A process of claim 47 wherein A and B contain a total of two ##STR38## groups.
- 51. A process of claim 47 wherein A is an alkyl group and B is an aryl group containing at least one ##STR39## group.
- 52. A process for bleaching articles comprising contacting articles to be bleached with an aqueous medium containing a bleach effective amount of a compound represented by the formula: ##STR40## wherein X and Y are hydrocarbyl groups, each of X and Y being substituted with at least one ##STR41## group.
- 53. A process of claim 52 wherein X and Y are the same.
- 54. A process of claim 52 wherein X and Y are different.
- 55. A process of claim 52 wherein each of X and Y are aryl.
- 56. A process of claim 52 wherein the aryl is phenyl.
- 57. A process of claim 52 wherein X and Y are alkyl.
- 58. A process of claim 57 wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 59. A process of claim 58 wherein the alkyl is ethyl.
- 60. A process of claim 54 wherein A is alkyl having from 9 to 12 carbon atoms and B is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 61. A process of claim 52 wherein X is cyclohexyl and Y is ethyl.
- 62. A process of claim 52 wherein X is methyl and Y is phenyl.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 097,274, filed Sept. 17, 1987 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,758,369 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 962,592 filed Nov. 3, 1986, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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