Quaternary ammonium phenates containing a (3-chloro-2-propenyl) group
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsThomas P. Brady, Nancy L. Boardway, Joseph W. Whalen
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Abstract
Quaternary ammonium phenates containing a 3-chloro-2-propenyl substituent group attached to the nitrogen atom and having as other substitutent groups attached to the nitrogen atoms (1) a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl group, (2) a one carbon, two carbon, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl or a 3-chloro-2-propenyl group, (3) a one carbon or two carbon alkyl or a 3-chloro-2-propenyl group, and (4) a phenate group, wherein not more than a total of two 3-chloro-2-propenyl groups are present in the molecule. The compounds have antibacterial and antifungal utility.
Claims5
A compound represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl group, R.sub.2 is methyl, ethyl, a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl or a 3-chloro-2-propenyl group, R.sub.3 is methyl, ethyl or a 3-chloro-2-propenyl group and R is phenyl or phenyl substituted with 1 to 5 halo groups, phenyl, phenoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.-4 alkyl or alkoxy, or amino, wherein only one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 can be 3-chloro-2-propenyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.