Alkoxybenzylamine

Abstract

There are described alkoxybenzylamines corresponding to formula 1 R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C2-C20alkynyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C3-C7cycloalkyl-C1-C20alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy-C1-C20alkyl, C1-C12alkoxycarbonyl, phenyl or phenyl-C1-C20alkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C18alkyl, C1-C18alkoxy or amino; carboxy; or pyridino-C1-C5alkyl; or R1 and R2, together with the nitrogen atom linking them, form a 5- to 7-membered monocyclic heterocyclic ring; R3 and R4 are each independently of the other C1-C20alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C18alkyl, C1-C18alkoxy or amino; and n is 0 or 1. They are suitable for the antimicrobial treatment of surfaces, as antimicrobial active substances against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

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