Detergent compositions which contain certain tertiary alcohols
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorMichael P. Siklosi
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Abstract
Detergent compositions are disclosed which comprise about 0.05% to 50% of a surfactant and 0.5% to 50% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms per molecule. The described combination has utility in a wide variety of different cleaning compositions to improve their cleaning performance. Certain of the preferred compositions employ low odor tertiary alcohols, tertiary alcohols which are stable with respect to oxidizing bleaches, and tertiary alcohols which are useful in solid compositions.
Claims14
A detergent composition consisting essentially of:
- A. 0.05% to 50% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, cationic, nonionic, zwitterionic, and amphoteric surfactants;
- and
- B. 0.5% to 50% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms per molecules, said tertiary alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR21## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR22## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from 0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, d is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR23## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR24## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8;
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR25## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties;
- and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR26## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR27## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and the aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above.
A liquid abrasive cleanser consisting essentially of:
- A. 0.05% to 10% of a surfactant;
- B. 0.05% to 40% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms, said alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR33## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR34## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from 0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, d is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR35## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR36## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8;
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR37## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR38## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR39## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above;
- C. 1% to 65% of a substantially water-insoluble abrasive material having particle size diameters ranging from about 1 to about 250 microns, and a specific gravity of about 0.2 to 2.2;
- and
- D. 10% to 95% water.
A powdered abrasive cleanser consisting essentially of:
- A. 0.1% to 6% of a surfactant;
- B. 0.5% to 40% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms, said alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR40## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salts, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR41## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from L0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, d is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR42## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR43## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8;
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR44## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alky, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkl, alkaryl, and aldehye moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following stucture:
- ##STR45## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR46## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above;
- C. 20% to 95% of a water-insoluble abrasive material having particle size diameters ranging from about 0.3 to about 0.001 millimeters.
A powdered water dispersible cleanser consisting essentially of:
- A. 0.9% to 20% of a surfactant;
- p1 B. 0.5% to 20% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms, said alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR47## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR48## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from 0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, d is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR49## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following stucture:
- ##STR50## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8,
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR51## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR52## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carbxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR53## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above;
- C. 0.5% to 99% of at least one builder salt.
An aqueous liquid cleaner consisting essentially of:
- A. 0.5% to 20% of a surfactant;
- B. 0.5% to 20% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms, said alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- ( A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR54## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR55## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from 0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, d is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR56## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR57## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8;
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR58## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR59## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR60## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above;
- C. 0.5% to 80% of a builder salt.
A dishwashing liquid consisting essentially of:
- A. 1% to 50% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic and nonionic surfactants;
- B. 0.5% to 40% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms and less than 100 carbon atoms, said alcohol being selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted monohydric alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR61## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- (B) unsubstituted alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR62## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof, R.sub.4 is selected from the same group as R.sub.1, a is from 0 to about 8, b is from 0 to about 8, is from 1 to about 4, and the values of a and b are separately selected for each repetition of d, if d is greater than 1;
- (C) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following molecular structure:
- ##STR63## wherein R.sub.1 contains from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
- (D) hetero unsubstituted alicyclic alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR64## wherein R.sub.5 is as defined above, R.sub.6 is selected from the same group as R.sub.5, and e is 1 to about 8;
- (E) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR65## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.5 is as defined above and f is 0 to about 8;
- (F) heterosubstituted or unsubstituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR66## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4 is as defined above;
- and
- (G) heterosubstituted or unsubtituted alcohols having the following structure:
- ##STR67## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 contain from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and are selected from a subgroup consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt, ester, carbonyl, ether, nitrile, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, and aldehyde moieties, and combinations thereof;
- R.sub.4, a, and b are defined above;
- C. 20% to 90% water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.