Nonionic polymeric fatty acid compounds for the treatment of fibrous amino acid-based substrates, especially hair

A hair care formulation containing at least one compound of the formula (I):

• R1(—X—C(O)—F)p (I)
• wherein
• R1 in formula (I) is selected from a p-valent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical and may contain optionally one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —
• C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl groups or hydroxyl groups,
• p≥2,
• X can be the same or different and is selected from —O—, or —NR10—, wherein R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, or optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 100 carbon atoms which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• or in formula (I) R10 may form a bond to R1 to form a cyclic structure,
• F can be the same or different and is selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 1005 carbon atoms, which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl or halide groups,
• with the proviso that at least one of the radicals F contains at least one moiety of the formula (II) or formula (II*):
• —R6(—X—C(O)—R6)m—X—C(O)—R7 (II)
• —R6(—X—C(O)—R6)m—X—C(O)—R7* (II*)
• wherein
• X is as defined,
• m=0 to 20,
• R6 is independently selected from a divalent optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical which have up to 36 carbon atoms,
• R7 is independently selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R7 cannot contain an internal carboxy group or amide,
• with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (II) R7 has at least 2, carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (II) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• R7* is independently selected from optionally substituted branched or dendrimeric hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R7* is terminated by two or more groups of the general structure
• —X—C(O)-T
• wherein X is as defined, and
• T is a monovalent straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical optionally substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups with up to 36 carbon atoms,
• with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (II*) R7* is terminated by one or more groups T having at least 2 carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (II*) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• or
• containing at least one compound of the general formula (IV)
• R1(—C(O)—X-G)q (IV),
• wherein
• X is as defined,
• R1 in formula (IV) is selected from q-valent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radicals which preferably have up to 1000 carbon atoms, and may contain optionally one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl groups or hydroxyl groups,
• q=2 to 55, and
• G can be the same or different and is selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 1005 carbon atoms, which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and tertiary amino groups
• and can be substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl or halide groups, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals G contains at least one moiety of the formula (V):
• —R6(—C(O)—X—R6)m—C(O)—X—R11 (V)
• wherein
• X is as defined
• m=0 to 20,
• R6 in formula (V) is as defined for formula (I),
• R11 is independently selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R11 cannot contain an internal carboxy group or amide,
• with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (V) R11 has at least 2 carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (V) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• with the general proviso that the compound of the formula (I) is not exclusively composed of glycerol and ricinoleic acid moieties.

A compound of the formula (Ia):

• R1(—X—C(O)—F)p (Ia)
• wherein
• R1 in formula (Ia) is selected from a p-valent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical and may contain optionally one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl groups or hydroxyl groups,
• p≥2,
• X can be the same or different and is selected from —O—, or —NR10—, wherein R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, or optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 100 carbon atoms which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• or in formula (I) R10 may form a bond to R1 to form a cyclic structure,
• F can be the same or different and is selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 1005 carbon atoms, which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl or halide groups,
• with the proviso that at least one of the radicals F contains at least one moiety of the formula (IIa) or formula (IIa*):
• —R6(—X—C(O)—R6)m—X—C(O)—R7 (IIa)
• —R6(—X—C(O)—R6)m—X—C(O)—R7* (IIa*)
• wherein
• X is as defined,
• m=1 to 20
• R6 is independently selected from a divalent optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical which have up to 36 carbon atoms,
• R7 is independently selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R7 cannot contain an internal carboxy group or amide,
• with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (IIa) R7 has at least 2, carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (IIa) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• R7* is independently selected from optionally substituted branched or dendrimeric hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R7* is terminated by two or more groups of the general structure
• —X—C(O)-T
• wherein X is as defined, and
• T is a monovalent straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical optionally substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups with up to 36 carbon atoms,
• with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (II*) R7* is terminated by one or more groups T having at least 2 carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (IIa*) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• or
• containing at least one compound of the general formula (IVa)
• R1(—C(O)—X-G)q (IVa),
• wherein X is as defined,
• R1 in formula (IVa) is selected from q-valent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radicals, and may contain optionally one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, — C(O)—, —C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and can be optionally substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl groups or hydroxyl groups,
• q=2 to 55, and
• G can be the same or different and is selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals which have up to 1005 carbon atoms, which optionally contain one or more groups selected from —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and tertiary amino groups
• and can be substituted by one or more selected from carboxyl, hydroxyl or halide groups, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals G contains at least one moiety of the formula (Va):
• —R6(—C(O)—X—R6)m—C(O)—X—R11 (Va)
• wherein X is as defined,
• m=1 to 20,
• R6 in formula (Va) is as defined for formula (Ia),
• R11 is independently selected from optionally substituted straight-chain, cyclic or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals which have 1 to 1000 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more groups selected from O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, — C(S)—, tertiary amino groups
• and which can be substituted with carboxyl, hydroxyl, or halide groups, wherein the radical R11 cannot contain an internal carboxy group or amide, with the proviso that in at least one moiety of the formula (Va) R11 has at least 2 carbon atoms, and in the same moiety of the formula (Va) at least one R6 has at least 6 carbon atoms,
• with the general proviso that the compound of the formula (Ia) is not exclusively composed of glycerol and ricinoleic acid moieties.