Citronellol alkoxylate surfactants

A compound of the general formula (I-B):

• or a compound of the general formula (II-B):
• or a compound of the general formula (III-B):
• or a compound of the general formula (IV-B):
• each in free or salt form, wherein:
• n is an integer from 0-20;
• m is an integer from 1-100;
• X is selected from a bond, CH2, CH2CH2, CH2C(O)—, —CH2CH2C(O)—, CH2C(O)O—, —CH2CH2C(O)O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)—O—, —C(O)—N(R)—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —S(O2)—O—, and —S(O2)—N(R)—;
• for the compounds of formulas I-B, and III-B, Y is selected from CH2, CH2CH2, —C(O)—, —C(O)—O—, —C(O)—N(R)—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —S(O2)—O—, and —S(O2)—N(R)—;
• for the compounds of formulas II-B, and IV-B, Y is selected from CH2CH2, —C(O)—, —CH2CH2—C(O)—, —CH2CH2—C(O)—O—, —S(O)—, or —S(O2)—;
• R is selected from H and C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more OH;
• R1 is selected from a bond, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, and C6-C20 aryl;
• R2 is selected from H, OH, NH2, NH(C1-C12 alkyl), N(C1-C12 alkyl)(C1-C12 alkyl), —COOH, C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C1-C12 alkyl, —O—C6-C20 aryl, —C(O)—C1-C12 alkyl, —C(O)—C6-C20 aryl, —O—C(O)—C1-C12 alkyl, —O—C(O)—C6-C20 aryl, —C(O)—O—C1-C12 alkyl, —C(O)—O—C6-C20 aryl, —O—C(O)—O—C1-C12 alkyl, —O—C(O)—O—C6-C20 aryl, —C(O)—NH2, —C(O)—NH(C1-C12 alkyl), —C(O)—N(C1-C12 alkyl)2, —C(O)—NH-aryl, —O—C(O)—NH(C1-C12 alkyl), —O—C(O)—N(C1-C12 alkyl)2, —O—C(O)—NH— aryl, —SO3H, —SO2NH2, —S(O)—C1-C12 alkyl, —S(O)—C6-C20 aryl, —S(O)2—C1-C12 alkyl, —S(O)2—C6-C20 aryl, —O—S(O)2—C1-C12 alkyl, —O—S(O)2—C6-C20 aryl, —S(O)2—O—C1-C12 alkyl, —S(O)2—O—C6-C20 aryl, —S(O)2—NH(C1-C12 alkyl), —S(O)2—N(C1-C12 alkyl)2, —O—S(O)2—OH, —O—P(O)2(OH), and —P(O)(OH)2;
• wherein each of said C1-C12 alkyl and C6-C20 aryl moieties, are independently optionally further substituted by one or more groups selected from halo, —CN, OH, NH2, NH(C1-C12 alkyl), N(C1-C12 alkyl)(C1-C12 alkyl), —COOH, —O—C1-C12 alkyl, —C(O)—C1-C12 alkyl, —O—C(O)—C1-C12 alkyl, —C(O)—O—C1-C12 alkyl, SO3H, —SO2NH2, —O—S(O)2—OH, —O—P(O)2(OH), and —P(O)(OH)2;
• and
• each R3 is independently selected from H, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, —C(O)—C-C20 alkyl, —C(O)—C2-C20 alkenyl, —(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2OH, —(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2O—C1-C20 alkyl, —(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2O—C2-C20 alkenyl, —(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2O—C(O)—C1-C20 alkyl, —(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2O—C(O)—C2-C20 alkenyl, —(CH2CH(CH3)O)m—CH2CH(CH3)OH, —(CH2C H(CH3)O)m—CH2CH(CH3)O—C1-C20 alkyl, —(CH2CH(CH3)O)m—CH2CH(CH3)O—C2-C20 alkenyl, —(CH2CH(CH3)O)m—CH2CH(CH3)O—C(O)—C1-C20 alkyl, —(CH2CH(CH3)O)m—CH2CH(CH3)O—C(O)—C2-C20 alkenyl, —CH2CH2OH, —CH2CH(CH3)OH, —CH2COOH, —CH2CH2COOH, —S(O)2—OH, and —P(O)2(OH), or
• for the compound of Formula II-B, one or both R3 is a structure having the formula:
• or
• for the compound of Formula-IV-B, one or both R3 is a structure having the formula: