Solvent repellent complexes
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsNathaniel P. Langford, Edward W. Perrault
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Abstract
The invention relates to novel complexes formed by mixing together in an aqueous medium a zwitterionic polymer and a fluorocarbon acid compound. The complex can be formulated with conventional cosmetic extending media to provide solvent-repellent, skin-protective compositions.
Claims16
Complex formed by mixing together in an aqueous medium a water-soluble zwitterionic polymer selected from the group consisting of
- a. polymers comprising carboxy betaines having the repeating formula ##STR89## wherein R.sup.1 is acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide or methacrylamide;
- R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- x and y are integers from 1 to 3 inclusive;
- b. copolymers comprising monomers (1) and (2) shown below:
- 1. substituted acidic vinyl monomers of the formula
- CR.sup.7 H.dbd.CR.sup.8 CO.sub.2 H
- wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen or ##STR90## and R.sup.8 is hydrogen, chlorine or --CH.sub.3 ;
- and
substituted basic vinyl monomers having the general formula
- CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.6 COQ
- wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen or --CH.sub.3, and Q is an organic radical containing a basic nitrogen-containing group, wherein said acidic and basic functionalities are retained in the copolymer structure and wherein the mole ratio of basic monomer to acidic monomer in said copolymer is from 40/60 to 70/30, except where R.sup.7 is ##STR91## the mole ratio is 57/43 to 82/18, with a fluorocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of
- a. (R.sub.f).sub.d --(W).sub.m --(A).sub.n wherein R.sub.f is a monovalent fluorinated saturated non-aromatic aliphatic radical having 5 to 20 carbon atoms in the skeletal chain;
- W is a polyvalent linking radical free from functional groups which react with water;
- A is ##STR92## --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, ##STR93## or --OPO.sub.3 H.sub.2 ;
- d is one or two;
- m is zero or one, n is one or two, except when A is ##STR94## m may be two, and when m is zero d is one, and salts thereof, said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived by the R.sub.f portion;
- and ##STR95## wherein R.sub.f, W, A and n are as defined above, R.sup.9 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms R.sup.10 is hydrogen or methyl, p is an integer from 2 to 4, inclusive, designating the same or different R.sub.f -W groups;
- and salts thereof said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived from the R.sub.f portion;
- wherein the ratio of the amine equivalence of said zwitterionic polymer to
- the acid equivalence of said fluorocarbon is 1/1 to 150/1. 2. Dermally non-irritating solvent-repellent complex formed by mixing together in an aqueous medium a water-solublle zwitterionic polymer selected from the group consisting of
- a. polymers comprising carboxy betaines having the repeating formula ##STR96## wherein R.sup.1 is acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide or methacrylamide;
- R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- x and y are integers from 1 to 3 inclusive;
- b. copolymers comprising monomers (1) and (2) shown below:
- 1. substituted acidic vinyl monomers of the formula
- CR.sup.7 H.dbd.CR.sup.8 CO.sub.2 H
- wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen or ##STR97##
- and R.sup.8 is hydrogen, chlorine or --CH.sub.3 ;
- and 2. substituted basic vinyl monomers having the general formula
- CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.6 COQ
- wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen or --CH.sub.3, and Q is an organic radical containing a basic nitrogen-containing group, wherein said acidic and basic functionalities are retained in the copolymer structure and wherein the mole ratio of basic monomer to acidic monomer in said copolymer is from 40/60 to 70/30, except where R.sup.7 is ##STR98## the mole ratio is 57/43 to 82/18 with a fluorocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of
- a. (R.sub.f).sub.d --(W).sub.m --(A).sub.n wherein R.sub.f is a monovalent fluorinated saturated non-aromatic aliphatic radical having 5 to 20 carbon atoms in the skeletal chain;
- W is a polyvalent linking radical free from functional groups which react with water;
- A is ##STR99## --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, ##STR100## or --OPO.sub.3 H.sub.2 ;
- d is one or two;
- m is zero or one, n is one or two, except when A is ##STR101## m may be two and when m is zero d is one;
- and salts thereof said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived by the R.sub.f portion;
- and ##STR102## wherein R.sub.f, W, A and n are as defined above, R.sup.9 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms R.sup.10 is hydrogen or methyl, p is an integer from 2 to 4, inclusive, designating the same or different R.sub.f --W groups;
- and salts thereof, said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived from the R.sub.f portion;
- wherein the ratio of the amine equivalence of said zwitterionic polymer to the acid equivalence of said fluorocarbon is 1/1 to 150/1.
Dermally non-irritating solvent-repellent complex formed by mixing together in an aqueous medium a water-soluble zwitterionic polymer selected from the group consisting of
- a. polymers comprising carboxy betaines having the repeating formula ##STR103## wherein R.sup.1 is acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide or methacrylamide;
- R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- x and y are integers from 1 to 3 inclusive;
- b. copolymers comprising monomers (1) and (2) shown below:
- 1. substituted acidic vinyl monomers of the formula
- CR.sup.7 H.dbd.CR.sup.8 CO.sub.2 H
- wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen or ##STR104##
- and R.sup.8 is hydrogen, chlorine or --CH.sub.3 ;
- and 2. substituted basic vinyl monomers having the general formula
- CH.sub.2 .dbd.CR.sup.6 COQ
- wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen or --CH.sub.3 --, and Q is an organic radical containing a basic nitrogen-containing group, wherein said acidic and basic functionalities are retained in the copolymer structure and wherein the mole ratio of basic monomer to acidic monomer in said copolymer is from 40/60 to 70/30, except where R.sup.7 is ##STR105## the mole ratio is 57/43 to 82/18 with a fluorocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of
- a. (R.sub.f).sub.d --(W).sub.m --(A).sub.n wherein R.sub.f is monovalent fluorinated saturated non-aromatic aliphatic radical having 5 to 20 carbon atoms in the skeletal chain;
- W is a polyvalent linking radical free from functional groups which react with water;
- A is ##STR106## --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, ##STR107## or --OPO.sub.3 H.sub.2 ;
- d is one or two;
- m is zero or one, n is one or two, except when A is ##STR108## m may be two, and when m is zero d is one;
- and said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived by the R.sub.f portion;
- and ##STR109## wherein R.sub.f, W, A and n are as defined above, R.sup.9 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.10 is hydrogen or methyl, p is an integer from 2 to 4, inclusive, designating the same or different R.sub.f -W groups and said compound containing at least 40 percent by weight of fluorine derived from the R.sub.f portion;
- wherein the ratio of the amine equivalence of said zwitterionic polymer to the acid equivalence of said fluorocarbon is 1/1 to 150/1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.